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| Author: | WendyW [ Sun May 21, 2017 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bending Leopardwood |
Anybody have any experience and anything I should know? Thanks, Wendy |
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| Author: | A.Hix [ Mon May 22, 2017 9:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Quartersawn leopardwood bends really nicely. I usually thickness the sides to about .090", and never had any problems. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Tue May 23, 2017 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
I guess I should have mentioned that it is for binding. I was kind of hoping that I would be able to bend it flatsawn, so the pattern of the wood grain would show on the sides of the guitar. I guess I will try it both ways and see what happens. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Tue May 23, 2017 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Now I am totally confused. I am having a really hard time telling which way the grain runs in this wood. It looks like it is both ways. So is the face that all the spots show on flatsawn or quartersawn usually? |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue May 23, 2017 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Quartersawn face I think http://www.wood-database.com/leopardwood/ |
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| Author: | A.Hix [ Tue May 23, 2017 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
The medullary rays show on the quartersawn surface of leopardwood. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue May 23, 2017 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Yup if you see it then it's QS. It bends very easy. |
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| Author: | WendyW [ Tue May 23, 2017 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Thank you! All good to know. Gluing the purflng on tomorrow and then will bend this weekend. |
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| Author: | Bob Orr [ Wed May 24, 2017 4:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Leopardwood |
Have built three ukes using leopardwood and they all bent very easily. I was worried that the grain may fracture so gave them a spray of veneer softener the day before and had no problems whatsoever. Bent like butter on a hot pipe. Bob |
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