How to Bend Guitar Ribs: With Gary Southwell | Luthier's Bench Ltd

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Professional UK Luthier Gary Southwell has made guitars for Julian bream, John Williams, Sting and Paul Simon to name a few. Join Garry in his workshop and get an inside look at how he bends guitar ribs. For more information please visit our website: www.luthiers-bench.com

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22 мар 2015

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@tomallen8527 2 года назад

Thank you for this demonstration. I really appreciate the detail work of precision bending. I am nervous to start my bend, but you have motivated me.

@glahome1 6 лет назад

I use a jig with bending slats and a heat blanket to get the basic formed sides and paralleled/trued. Then I use a bending iron to finish it up, take out the spring back, etc. and done. Simple and trued.

@BeauHannamGuitars 5 лет назад

Nice video, thanks Gary

@CALVGITAR 3 года назад

👍👍👍nice work sir..☕

@robertstepien6751 4 года назад

Hi Dave your tool looks great I ordered and waiting for one. Hoping to hear from you soon. Robert Stepien

@mike194254 8 месяцев назад

Gary; Great video and certainly very useful for my impending guitar build. I have already built 3 guitars but have sourced pre-bent sides from Stewart McDonald in the US. So for my next project I intend bending the sides. I have a bending Iron but I have one essential query which I trust you can give me the appropriate detail. I have the sides (Rosewood) but I am at a loss to determine the required thickness; can you help?

@stevecarver4906 3 года назад

Nice video thanks!

@olebentzonkjrvik8804 9 лет назад

hello. nice video :) i got just got my bending iron today. but i have one question. when you look at the end of your wood. witch way are the grain going? i mean. Do the sides have to be quartersaw?

@MOHANMSHARMA 4 года назад

What is the thickness of sides?

@TheHaithamradhi 3 года назад

What is the brand of the iron bender!

@Burtsoul 7 лет назад

Hi Gary! How much preassure you have to put in your hands? I´m quite scary about breaking the wood. Thanks a lot!

@MattMcConaha 3 года назад

I'm assuming you dont personally need the answer anymore, but I'll answer for anyone else looking. Basically, it's one of those "you'll know it when you do it" things. The first time you put the wood onto the iron, you wont know what's about to happen. Just hold it there and move it back and forth a little bit to distribute the heat. Apply a little bit of force to bow the wood (not trying to actively bend it, just enough force that youd be comfortable applying to the wood if it were dry.) At some point, you will just feel that the wood starts to give in and wants to start bending. He alluded to it a little in the video by saying you don't need to apply much force, the wood will do its own thing, you just have to guide it a little bit.

@robinjones6692 2 года назад

Hi I've just watched video, bending sides. Really fascinating at the way you are bending the sides using the bending iron. I have a couple of questions, if this is OK. First, how hot does the iron have to be before the side begins to bend. And the type of wood must be crucial to get a perfect bend. I have used beech wood, but it takes ages to bend and sometimes I don't get a perfect bend. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Robin.

@nickyork8901 Год назад

The usual test of whether the iron is hot enough is that a drop of water will bounce off it.

@Platochidi 6 лет назад

Great video. I need to bend some thicker hard woods for sunglass production. Wood this work for let say 1/8th inch or

@Daveshaveify 6 лет назад

David kowalewski Hi David, yes you could use our bending irons for 1/8th thickness. Though depending on your batch sizes I would probably recommend investing in a steam bender and moulds. If you are in the prototype phase our tool would be good for you to experiment with vs mass production.

@Platochidi 6 лет назад

Daveshaveify thank dave!