Uke Bender In Action
February 18, 2011
The cutaway ram has been installed on the new uke side bender, and I’m ready to test some bending.
I have koa sides which I errantly tried to bend in the full sized bender, which cracked and burned and did not accept a full bend which I will run through this new bender to check.
I will test some new theories, practice the steps, make amends, then check the results before bending some virgin side plates.
After the initial bending, I will let cool, then reheat again, then let cool before releasing from the mold.
Brian Riley on 19 Feb 2011 at 8:33 am #
Nice setup Steve. I noticed the overbend on the form at the neck and heel, a great idea that I’m going to copy. There is no support under the waist as there is on mine but I’m not convinced that there is a whole lot of value to it anyway.
Stay well,
BR