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Well, here goes. #4 is on the bench and the B/S are bubinga. Everything is going great when bending the sides I crack them. Both of them. In the same spot. (I always try to leave my sides as thick as possible)

Ok, not so bad it's a small crack I fill with CA and continue the bend. When done I measure and I see that after I contour my sides the crack will be cut/planed away. (it's near the upper bout right on the curve at theback of the guitar)

Then I notice, the other side with the same crack is at the upper bout right at the curve, but on the front of the guitar.

Yep you guessed it I bent one side inside out...

Well after the requisit cursing and then thinking " well it's tight grained and figued so maybe no one will notice" I decided I need to buy another set of sides... @#&%?


Anyone have an idea who's gonna have the best price? They are the mottled bees wing pattern.

Ronn

before you give up on it, try to reheat, straighten, and rebend.

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Yep, been there done that. I rebent a oregon myrtle side set back straight by setting it on a concrete floor and wetting it, then putting the heating blanket on it. I straightened it out, then rebent. I had some flat spots, but just barely, and I saved a nice set. Give it try! You have NOTHING to lose.
Tracy

Good idea guys maybe I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

from the title of this thread I thought you were all talking about me
again....

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The crack could have been a stress fracture already there. Let me know if rebending it doesn't work out. I just bought a board with some nice beeswing in it. Not sure 100% if I have enough extra for a spare set of sides, but I can look.

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Thnx Don will do.

I have rebent side using blankets and didn't straighten out just went slow and did waist and then bouts like normal, didn't have a problem. I normally bend having sides pretty much as thin as possible and almost if not at final thickness. Rebend way I do, is akward but pretty easy.

I tried to rebend it. The crack gave me fits and I eventually ended up scorching it. So I just ordered a new set from LMI. I'll sand these down a lot thinner before bending them. First ones I left at 3mm.

I see a lot of Bubinga rosettes in my future...

Thnx all

RonnRCoates38472.694525463

[QUOTE=RCoates] I tried to rebend it. The crack gave me fits and I eventually ended up scorching it. So I just ordered a new set from LMI. I'll sand these down a lot thinner before bending them. First ones I left at 3mm.

I see a lot of Bubinga rosettes in my future...

Thnx all

Ronn[/QUOTE]

Ron, you can always cut them up for binding. I occasionally buy up cheap sets online with no intention of using them for anything but that purpose.

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