How to Build an Acoustic Guitar - Bending the Sides

How to bend the sides of an acoustic guitar using a heat blanket and bending jig.

[LMills]

I can recommend soaking butcher's paper, and placing a sheet both above and below the wood. It's a good guarantee against scorching and staining. It's really more important if you use spring-steel slats, which have a lot of convenience but aren't stainless. The paper prevents staining from any oxidation on the spring-steel. Thanks for a nice, clean video.

[alanrichardson]

Nice clean sink. Your wife must be proud😜

[louisgriffin]

Hi where did you get the plans for your side bender? Very informative vid, need to build one of these jigs….

[vernonknight]

Does the bender work for all different types of guitars?

[willb]

This is great. But i must be the one to say: “it’s a lot easier and quicker to use a bending iron”
EXCEPT you cant leave it to bend itself. Which IS a boon for the busy luthier.

Hello, please tell me how the layers are located on the edges of the radial or tangential.