Island_Uke
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Where can I get them?
is that about all you need to make the body?
assuming I got the wood, glue and clamps...are there bending tools etc that would be needed, cuz shoot, if all i gotta do is drop $55 easy bucks...I'll save up
There are different ways to approach bending the sides. Here is one way which incorporates a silicone heating blanket in a shop made bender. The blanket will set you back about $90 and the Screw Press about $25 (LMI is way overpriced on this item at $45).
Read the posts - you have already been given the link to Blues Creek Guitars...
Where can I get a bending jig?
is the screw press the shop made bender ? if not what is it ? and where can i get one of the shop made benders ? also.. is there anywhere that would sell a concert mold ?
pete would you possibly be able to make and sell a bender jig i could use with the heating blanket ?
There are a few luthiers that build guitars that use 3 150w light bulbs as a heat source in their bending jig. (They also say a heat blanket is better.)
With a uke 3 bulbs might be to many.
3 bulbs is way too much. I use 2 bulbs on my tenor uke jig and I think that they are no more than 100 watts. The pre-heating of the jig gets pretty toasty in about 20 minutes. Oh yeah...e.lo...