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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 .

Author:	fransoos [ Sat May 21, 2011 5:23 pm ]
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Hi guys, humble question, , What should be the best temperature to bend Black limba sides ? Is it necessary to wrap the sides in paper ? thanxs in advance, frans

Author:	bluescreek [ Sat May 21, 2011 6:46 pm ]
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I use 350 with wet paper .

Author:	peterm [ Sat May 21, 2011 8:33 pm ]
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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.

Author:	fransoos [ Sun May 22, 2011 4:43 am ]
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Thanxs alot, 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. frans

Author:	fransoos [ Sun May 22, 2011 4:55 am ]
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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. Also done a grand aud. Chris 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. frans

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Author:	bluescreek [ Sun May 22, 2011 7:26 am ]
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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 .

Author:	fransoos [ Sun May 22, 2011 12:48 pm ]
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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. what would be in your opinion an appropriated thickness for an OM-size ? frans

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