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PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:23 pm 
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Hi guys,

humble question, idunno , What should be the best temperature to bend Black limba sides ?
Is it necessary to wrap the sides in paper ?

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I use 350 with wet paper .

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With Black limba you may want to keet it right at 300 to keep it from scorching.
I have built 3 guitars from it and it's a pretty easy wood to bend and work with.

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Thanxs alot, [:Y:]

I try the 300 dgrs and shall wrap it in slightly wet paper.

I bent the koa on 278 and it bend easy at a thickness of .80 ( 00-size ),
which thickness do you advise on the limba for an OM based size.

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verhoevenc wrote:
Use the method in Todd Stock's video. Turn it on, wait to see steam coming out, crank it down, turn it down to like 70% for 20 minutes, turn it off and let it cool. Don't over-think it IMO.
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Hi Chris,

That's a nice BL back; did you finish this one already ?
I like the body shape but was wondering how you did/do the armrest to match the curve of the top aesthetically speaking.

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Black limba can be brackish and do some serious cracking. The first Black Limba I bent , went like butter . The next planks had a horrid time bending. You have no fear of scorching if you keep the wood wet . Once you are on the pattern you can back off the temp and use a dry out cycle .
Also too much water can cause warpage so the key is to bring in enough water to get the job done without over soaking it . A touch of downy fabric softener won't hurt .

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bluescreek wrote:
Black limba can be brackish and do some serious cracking. The first Black Limba I bent , went like butter . The next planks had a horrid time bending. You have no fear of scorching if you keep the wood wet . Once you are on the pattern you can back off the temp and use a dry out cycle .
Also too much water can cause warpage so the key is to bring in enough water to get the job done without over soaking it . A touch of downy fabric softener won't hurt .


John, thank you for responding with more info. [:Y:]

what would be in your opinion an appropriated thickness for an OM-size ?

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