Portland Guitar
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I wrote an informational article about how wood is bent for sides and other parts. It's pretty long so I'm not going to post it in it's entirety here. The short version is that steam is really cool. We can bend wood by using only a soaked piece of wood and clamps but it has to be a thin piece. A guitar side is bent using a heating pad and water to create steam at close contact then apply pressure at the middle,upper and lower bout the conform the side to a jig. My theory is that steam lubricates the fibers of the wood to make them slip next to each other. Check it out here: How to bend wood for guitars
Here is the bending machine we use
It is a variation of a fox bending machine.
we also soak pieces of wood in water and then put them in the oven.
Here is the bending machine we use
It is a variation of a fox bending machine.
we also soak pieces of wood in water and then put them in the oven.