Bending Figured Mahogany with Fox Bender Pt.3
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Thanks...just a standard Fox bender except the waist block is solid (matches each mold). LMII (Luthier's mercantile) has plans...pretty easy to build with jig saw and a router.
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did you make the bender yourself? if so, that looks great. VERY professional looking, then again, im sure you're a professional too.
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Different animals...rosewoods are ideal for newbs...easy to bend with just about any technique. Fox benders were designed to make difficult woods easier, and make work in blistered maple, curly mahogany, or pomele sapele a lot more predictable. While you might wait a bit for the wood to cook in a Fox, it's usually faster than pipe bending and far lower risk. I like pipe bending, and do it for shapes that can't be bent on the Fox. That said, the Fox is what most production builders use.
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12 hours later? I just watched a luthier bend a rosewood side on a bending iron in 6 minutes. Then he dropped in in his form. Perfect fit.
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Great tutorial Mr. Stock. I don't have a Fox Style Bender , but instead I have a simple bending form with dowels . do you think It is good enough for bending Honduran hog?
frg8888 1 year ago
@frg8888 I think you can give it a try..the Fox bender is one of many ways to bend sides...
MDLuthier 1 year ago
I took a look at the website from LMI and it seems that they no longer carry those plans. Does someane know of any other places where i can get the plans or maybe someone is willing to sell their own plans (preferably in Europe).
JustWonderingHowToDo 1 year ago
Try Luthiers Cool Tools...they have drawings/plans for a 'Side Bending Machine' which is pretty much identical to the plans offered by LMI'. A 12" press screw can be had directly from Wetzler Clamp for less than half of what the luthier specialty guys want...under $20 and nice people. Good luck!
MDLuthier 1 year ago
Mr. M D Luthier, what do you recomend for a novice in order to get started. I have the Kincade book on building guitars. Do you recomend any books, material of wood, money to spend?
kmh196700 2 years ago
Online forums are the place to find fellow builders that can help out...try the Official Luthiers Forum...google for the link...it's free, and with 4000 members, you'll def get answers.
MDLuthier 2 years ago