Acoustic Guitar Construction

My forms are to size. I heat and bend them about 15 minutes at 290 F then I let cool and heat them up again for 15 minutes blanket set for 290F. With this process the sides are pretty locked in. I have no problem with a little spring back. Are you bending with a with a heat blanket and form? Thank ...

Wow! Amazing work Kevin. That maple is beautiful too.I feel like really nice guitars are a lot like nice cars - half the fun is just lookin at em

Happy New Year all! Someone gave me this band saw because it stopped working. They tried replacing the capacitor on the motor with no luck and then gave up on it. I checked the voltage on the switch - the input side was 120V but the output side was only 20V. I put in a new switch and the motor turns...

Thanks Kevin and Herman - I will proceed with profiling the sides!

Many thanks for the valuable info John.

Hello all, I notice that some people bend their sides as a rectangle and others cut the side as per a contour template prior to bending. It seems to me that once the side is cut into a profile, it might be difficult to keep it located precisely as you get the sandwich situated in the mold. Do we hav...

Many thanks for the valuable info Herman. I did by some relatively boring, straightish grained "African Mahogany" sides and thinned them down to 0.075 - 0.080. They have a community wood shop in town and I used the drum sander there. I also found a piece of poplar at the local store and pl...