Bent my first set of sides

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Re: Bent my first set of sides

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Electric charcoal lighter inside the pipe. Gets hot enough to ignite charcoal! That is what I put in mine.
Diane Kauffmds
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Re: Bent my first set of sides

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Good job! I've ordered an iron and will be bending sides soon.
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Re: Bent my first set of sides

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Diane Kauffmds wrote:Good job! I've ordered an iron and will be bending sides soon.

Found this thread on side bending and just wanted to see how the side bending progressed!
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Re: Bent my first set of sides

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Kbore wrote:
Diane Kauffmds wrote:Good job! I've ordered an iron and will be bending sides soon.

Found this thread on side bending and just wanted to see how the side bending progressed!
I bent the sides for the honduran rosewood build successfully. They're highly figured and the HRW breaks as easily as BRW, so I used 2 side bending straps that I bought from stewmac. I used one on each side and I lightly spritzed the sides with water. I used an iron that I picked up off of eBay that has a temperature readout. It came from China, but it seems to be a nice iron. If you're interested, I posted it in the luthier tool area.
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