![]() As you can see I burned it pretty bad, luckily the burns were on the inside. First I’ll show some pictures of my attempts at side bending and then I’ll try to explain in words what worked for me and what didn’t. Now on to the actually bending part of it. Actually I will say that by the end of bending my sides I was quite pleased with how well this setup worked – it just took a while for me to figure out how to use it. To complete my super professional bending iron I inserted a heat gun with a scoop to blow hot air onto the inside top of the pipe. I found it actually did help when bending the wood since the flatter part of the ellipse shape made it easier to get more of the side’s surface touching the hot pipe’s surface making bending faster. Then I squished the pipe per the recommendation of Natelson and Cumpiano. To make the iron I simply took a piece of 4 inch pipe and welded on a piece of flat bar so that I would be able to hold it securely in a bench vice while I was applying pressure with the guitar sides. So I decided to just make my own bending iron and give it my best shot. But I eventually decided against it since I am not a professional guitar builder and didn’t want spend the time and money making a worthwhile jig. I thought about making a form with a pad heater to bend my sides similar to how Sevy did it here. This was the hardest part of building the guitar, no question. ![]()
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