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Hi,
I'm going to build my first acoustic instrument in a few weeks, but for the moment I have an electric guitar to finish...
I want to got some review of your experience, there is the main subject : I want to build an acoustic ukulele with the body shape of the devine muse tenor, and as a first acoustic build, I've never bend any wood. I'm in love with all koa or all australian blackwood uke, but I've heard that they are not species for an amateur like me.
I've seen that myrtle is one of the easiest wood to bend, and I've found a beautiful set of oregon myrtle, but it's very curly, and I think that it's gonna be tricky to bend...
I know that indian rosewood seems to be a good choice for a beginner but I don't really love the sets I've seen.
So if you know what is the better wood for me, I'll really appreciate the help !

Thanks for reading and sorry for my bad english, I'm french...

How about some curly black walnut? Looks good and not all that bad to bend. Any figured wood is going to add some difficulty to the bending process.

We have a member with 5 species of practice sides for sale. At $20 + shipping you can get yourself some good side bending experience.

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Thanks for the replies,
SKBarbour, yes the walnut seems to be great for a beginner, and like you said all curly wood are going to be harder to bend, but I LOVE curly wood, and very dark wood. I really like the style of the african blackwood but no way to try bending that wood... I've read that macassar ebony is easy to bend, but I imagine that it's easier to bend than Gabon ebony, and not for an amateur like me...

Tommyboy, that would be a great experience to try bending that few species, but as I live in France, the shipping cost would be too expensive for me.