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Below are some pic's of a Quilted Sapele side and a Waterfall Bubinga side . They were bent using Super Soft II to soften the wood fibers. So far this product works very well. |
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| QuiltedSapele sanded to .085 Sprayed with Super Soft II allowed to dry and sprayed a second time. Left overnite to dry. | Bent
in Fox Style bender with one heating blanket.
Misted with water and wrapped in foil. Bent at 300 deg. |
One coat of Z-Poxy after sanding to 220 grit. | |
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| Waterfall bubinga sanded to .085 Sprayed with Super Soft II same as above. | Bent
in Fox Style bender with one heating blanket.
Misted with water and wrapped in foil. Bent at 300 deg. |
One coat of Z-Poxy after sanding to 220 grit. |
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| EIR sanded to .085 bent to 12 fret 000 | |||
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| Cocobolo side sanded to .085 | Side profile marked for rough cut. | Rough cut on band saw. | Profiling
jig made by John Hall
Blues Creek guitars |
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| Placing
side in fixture.
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Trimming side on router table | Ready for bending. | Sides wrapped in brown Kraft paper and loaded in bender. |
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| Electronically
controlled temp.
Reading is in Celsius |
Highly sophisticated timer. | Lower bout bending under weight of spring clamps. | Blanket cycles on and off within 2 degrees of set temp. I have it set at about 315 f. |
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