First Build/Opinions on Binding?

[Rodger Knox]

Originally Posted by Trevor Gore

Bloodwood bends like glass. It needs to be very hot to bend and then sets rock hard. It doesn't like multiple attempts at the same bend or it just cooks and locks up. I've not had trouble with it breaking or splitting, though. Bends need to be accurate, because it is so stiff afterwards that it is very difficult to force it into position.

That has also been my experience with bloodwood, but I've used it for back & sides. I had no trouble the second time, but I did take the sides down to 0.06". Almost anything bends well if you get it thin enough!
Water didn't seem to make much difference, a little moisture seemed to help a little. Using more didn't help with bending, but it did make it set up harder and more difficult to rebend.
I suspect binding at 0.08" thickness would not be too bad, but any thicker might be difficult.

[Trevor Gore]

Here's a couple more bloodwood guitars. If you like red, it's the real deal...




Iirc I took the side down to 0.060" for the cutaway bend.

Well, there were pics there. No idea why they won't post....

[Quickstep192]

Here's a combination of clark walnut with quilted sapele binding. Just the right amount of contrast to my eye. The black/white helps set it off too.


http://ivorypalaces.blogspot.com/201...-baritone.html (look at the last pic)

[Trevor Gore]

Right!

Here are those pics!






Both in bloodwood, with Venetian cutaway thinned to ~ 0.060" north of the waist. I used a bit of damp towel between the pipe and the wood when bending.

[TEK]

I just finished a OM build a couple of weeks ago that I used bloodwood bindings on. I bent good with a blanket in my mold. When I went to bend some pieces by hand on a hot pipe I noticed it was a little more challenging. about the time it would start bending it would snap.
Otherwise I love the look.

[charles Tauber]

You might consider padauk as an alternative to bloodwood. Padauk is fairly easy to bend, readily available (in North America, at least), easily obtained quartered and with little runout.

Neck, back and sides of padauk:

[Rodger Knox]

Originally Posted by TEK

I just finished a OM build a couple of weeks ago that I used bloodwood bindings on. I bent good with a blanket in my mold. When I went to bend some pieces by hand on a hot pipe I noticed it was a little more challenging. about the time it would start bending it would snap.
Otherwise I love the look.

I've noticed that bloodwood never seems to "go plastic" when you're bending on a hot pipe. Most woods get up to temperature and present little resistance to bending. I don't have a heating blanket and my bender is heated with light bulbs, so with difficult wood I do the waist bend on the hot pipe before putting it in the bender. It seems to do better in the bender.

[WallyM]

Makore might look nice. You can find some here: http://rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store/bin...gs-p-3026.html.

[joeguam]

Originally Posted by kwakatak

...though I think flamed maple would provide a better contrast.

Another vote for maple...it would look real sharp against that dark walnut.

[littlesmith]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterhound View Post
Please don't confuse me with actually being worthy of being called a luthier .

Originally Posted by arie

in this post Diane does not call herself a luthier. you made that assumption yourself and it was a pretty mean spirited one at that.

i suggest you control yourself.

i think that was meant in a humble way.