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I know meranti is not so popular as tonewood but I was given a big quartersawn board and wanted to give it a try.
First attempts to bend a test side failed, the same temperature and time approach as to mahogany or rosewood don't seem to work well. Anyone tried it, what could help? Thanks!

A technique I have used is weight
apply a weight and let the heat do its thing. Be sure to keep the wood damp . I use wet paper on both sides of the wood.
Get the wood hot , usually around 250 F you see it start some woods need as much as 300F

I have no personal experience, but this link to the Tonewood Data Source site has a little information:

http://tonewooddatasource.weebly.com/wo ... ils-m.html and scroll down.