My last two sets of sides have been from wood softer than what I'm used to, and I got some creases in the waist on both sets. I varied the heat and the amount of water to see if that helped, but the differences were negligible. I'm wondering if I need to add some support, like spring steel slats. The wood I'm having trouble with is African ribbon mahogany and peruvian walnut. Most of the creases occur when I'm on my 1" bending pipe, but I did get some on one set of peruvian walnut sides from my 3". Those sides got trashed. Second sanded out fairly well, third set, well I need to get a back and top on it before I can really sand those areas with any authority. I'll add some bracing in those areas internally to give them more strength, too.
Any advice? Maybe I just need to go more slowly? The little pipe gets hot, and I do tend to worry about scorching, but I've got it dialed back a bit more now, so that should help.
Any advice? Maybe I just need to go more slowly? The little pipe gets hot, and I do tend to worry about scorching, but I've got it dialed back a bit more now, so that should help.