Second side bend
- Same as first side (couple of notes below)
- Make sure the waist block on bender is centred correctly to drop into the slot
- Push down on top as you pull over the blocks – push with left hand while pulling block with right
- MAKE SURE YOU DON”T LEAVE IT TOO LONG with the heater on – it burns the wood!!!
First side into guitar mould
- Put first side into the guitar jig/mould
- Put in first then tighten up the spreader
- Cut off excess on ends if spreader won’t fit
- Tighten spreader and mark sides to centres and cut to centre line
Cross brace curves
- Carve curves into the cross brace using a chisel
- Use thumb planes to taper sides to a point at the top
- Sand down sided and tops