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The back finally bent :D And the box is closed http://imageshack.us/a/img59/9315/lnt5.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img542/6722/y7p3.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img12/1558/q0q1.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img404/2571/n9lv.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img199/449/hads.jpg Wet wood: http://imageshack.us/a/img...

The back didn't want to keep the bend
That will be the most challenging part of that build

Hi guys,

Some more pictures of the back bending process:




I used a steam iron



Let's rest in the mold for a couple of days?

Top trimmed:



Xavier

The well is almost finished

Thanks for your help Richard

The first thing I'll do is routing/sanding the back down th 2.2-2.5 mm thickness before any bending attempt

Xavier

Richard, No, the glue is not Titebond II nor III, just the regular one I may have to reglue after bending...? the part to bend is short, just at the neck-body junction the back of the body and neck is straight The guy that builds these nice guitars: http://www.flugerguitars.com/hollow%20neck.html to...

Bend the back to a desired shape? Is it a simple bend or a compound bend? Is the glue that you used to mate the pieces waterproof? Richard Richard The glue is titebond :cry: And I think it's a compound bend, take a look at the blueprint: http://imageshack.us/a/img855/4734/triconewoodsquareneck.jpg ...

Thanks guys Azureskys, I feel more tedious than brilliant (but I WANT this tricone... ;) ) Richard, maybe I could build another one... later (that's what I said to my wife while building the molds :D ) Actually, I'm just trying to get an acceptable result with this one, but there are not so many mor...

Some more pics: http://imageshack.us/a/img560/2885/img0740c.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img203/9520/img0742fj.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img850/393/img0743kxe.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img211/1341/img0744wo.jpg Maple frets in an ebony fretboard: http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7724/img0745zz.jpg Xavier

Hi guys,

Some more work: