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Ricardo
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:54 pm 
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So far I've bent koa and walnut, but not cocobolo. Anything different I should know before I take the plunge?

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Thanks Todd [:Y:]

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One of my most favorite woods! And like Todd says, bends like "butta"!
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Bends like concrete for me. [xx(]
Perhaps it was the piece I had....

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Steve - I had an experience with some Bois de Rose that your description fits perfectly! The stuff just shattered every time I applied any pressure to it, regardless of heat level. But I do think it was the particular piece of wood. Never had that happen with cocobolo (yet...)
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Hey Pat, that's good to hear.
In fact, why don't I just send all my Cocobolo to you, and let you bend it? :D

Seems like a plan to me, anyway.....

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P.S.--I'm sure you're right about the individual piece. I attacked some Bocote recently that I was just sure would give me the devil trying to bend, and it bent--as you so well said--like butta.
Which was fine with me, by the way. I was just expecting a wrestling match. I enjoy those surprises!

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Steve - an interesting offer, but I bend my sides on a hot pipe, and I suspect you build way more guitars in given year than I do, so you'd get really behind waiting on me! Reminds me, though, I need to build a side bender one of these days...
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PatR wrote:
Steve - an interesting offer, but I bend my sides on a hot pipe, and I suspect you build way more guitars in given year than I do, so you'd get really behind waiting on me! Reminds me, though, I need to build a side bender one of these days...


Pat, I'd probably surprise you if you visited my shop.
Lots of stone-age techniques used around here. Like: bending my wood on a hot pipe. Actually, I've got some Sloane type side forms, which I put my bent sides on, and then cook 'em till done.
Sort of a two-step process, like the guys did back in the 1300's.

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Hey Todd, how thick was that cocobolo you bent? :?:

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