bending Ziricote

[Blake Dixon]

Any ideas of temp for the bending machine and thickness of sides for a cut away Ziricote?

[tippie53]

this can be a fun wood ( A hint of sarcasim ) I use 250 to start and have been using Super Soft 2. I have a set I am building with next

[darren]

was just reading another site that recommended .075 to .080. with supersoft II. Let us know how it goes, ziricote is on my short list.

Hey Blake,
An acquaintance built a couple of ziricote steel string guitars. The only info I have is that he took the back and sides down to .095 before bending. I emailed him asking for any experiences he had with the wood. I'll let you know what he tells me. The only info I have now is that he took the back and sides down to .095 before bending. He built a curly maple neck which mates beautifully with the ziricote. The photo below is in the white.

-tommy

[tippie53]

this wood can be a crack hazard . I bend typically about .090