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| Author: | WilbPorter [ Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | crack in wenge back |
Can anyone offer me advice on how to best deal with this crack in the back of a new wenge build. I suspect a sudden drop in humidity caused it. It appears to start at the waist and continue for about 5 or 6 inches. |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
If you put a clamp across it will it close up? I'm working on my first acoustic build right now, so take that for what it's worth. But I've done repair work for about 14 years. If you can stretch a clamp over the waist and it will close, squeeze some glue in there and clamp 'er down. It would be a good idea to put a few cleats on the back side(interior) of that crack, but that probably won't look all that great. If it's far enough back I'd definitely do it. If it is a personal build, I would do it in a heartbeat. Don't like closing cracks with out reinforcing them in some way. If it is for a client, I don't know what to tell you, but I'm sure several builders here have repaired something like that before and will know what to do. |
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| Author: | bftobin [ Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
That looks pretty wide at one end. If it's still around 1/16" after re-hydration, I'd put a splint in there. Hard to tell from the pic. Brent |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
Vertical grained Wenge does seem to split very easily, but a well made splint might go undetected. |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
In this neighborhood wenge is sometimes called 'African Crack Wood', and many builders seem to avoid it. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
That’s not a crack. (Use your best Paul Logan voice) Now THAT’S a crack! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
Ouch? |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
I'm afraid that looks to wide to just clamp up and get away with it. A wenge guitar needs to be built in a dry shop. Fwiw I fill with CA thinking that will help with wenges crack issues. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: crack in wenge back |
Robbie O'Briens new tips du Jour might be worth a look. |
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