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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
I have pulled of 1" radii at 180 degrees before with curly Walnut but went through 12 pieces doing so on a fox bender and a mold and finally ended up on a hot pipe. If you are wanting to stay at near .09" for the thickness of wood binding 1 1/4' radii I do all the time but use Supersoft II in advance with any figured wood. I seriously doubt you can pull of the one design with the half radii edges. just guessing they look to be about 3/8" radii and that aint goingg to happen with .09" thick wood. |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
Keep the wood thin and let it soak in a big dish of SS for as long as you can. Heck, maybe even boil it. Another option is to cut the cutaway part out of a solid piece of wood if you can blend it in with the rest (no bending!) |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
You can also slice it very thin, dampen it, bend several layers around a temporary form, then they are ready to go on the final guitar. Well done, it's an invisible laminate. Had to do my Selmer cutaway this way. |
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| Author: | Burton LeGeyt [ Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
I have had no trouble bending rosewoods around a 1/2" pipe for my headstock binding. They are somewhat thin, at .06 but they bend fine. There are some woods I would be hesitant to try that tight bend with though. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
LP horn... curly maple. |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
JJ wins. ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") I haven't attempted anything as tight as the design on the left, but I'm sure it can be done. I would NOT want to try it with bloodwood though. JJ, what did you use to bend the binding for the LP horn? I've heated up a screwdriver shaft with a heat gun in the past, with decent results, but I always feel like there's a better way. |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tightest Cutaway You've Ever WOOD Bound? |
Wasn't for a cutaway, but I bent ebony 360° for a 1" dia soundport on a small pipe with Supersoft. Next time I'll take Doug's suggestion and laminate. Pat |
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