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I just bent some black limba sides into a venetian cutaway and had a *little* problem with splitting. I think its a very salvagable piece, though.
I was wondering if you guys thin the cutaway section, and if so, how far?
I thinned mine out to around 1.6 or 1.7mm, but it was slightly inconsistent and I ended up the the small split.
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I usualy thin out the area to about .075, haven't made one in black limba however, I have no idea of how it bends. But .075 work well for rosewoods and maples for me.

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Jim do you thin the whole side or just the area for the cutaway?

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My sides are usually about 2mm and the cutaway portion I thin to 1.5mm

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I also just thin the cutaway area.

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