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Just finished a new bending form for my "D" shape, and it really work out well.
Placed it inside my old Fox style bender, that used to have the light bulbs. Wow, I'd hate to go back to bending with light bulbs.
I have built numerous Slope J's, L-00's, and J-185's, but #35 was my first Martin style D. Here is a video that the new owner sent:

https://vimeo.com/396736563




Here's a view from underneath. I left it hollow to cut down on the weight. Left it about 1 1/2" thick.


Yep, here is the old one "in the bin":

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

+1

I also use them as a laminating form. I glue a piece of HPL to the form to provide a smooth surface to laminate against (I still use wax paper between the veneer being laminated and the HPL).

My first set of sides with the new form. Came out smooth as silk, no wrinkles.