I just want to thank you for trying to teach even the smallest things its far better than most that are out there and it is great for me I have been into custom woodworking for more than 48 years and I built some guitars and violins many years ago but now that I'm retired, I am wanting to get back into building guitars instead of just repairs your videos have been a great inspiration for me and I thank you and pray that God will Bless you with all you do and to let you know I am in north Florida where we have little good woods to build guitars but I want to try to build with local woods if possible
Thank you for these wonderful volumes of luthiery and life knowledge!! Too many videos proclaiming the only way is to purchase overpriced specialist tools.. your pragmatism is a breath of fresh air !!! Love the vids on top voicing , bracing, jigs’n fixtures, alternative sustainable species etc but the underlying tone of an old world farming attitude to building everything with whatever you have at hand and reusing and repurposing has me (having grown up in Ireland through the 80’s depression) viewing repetitively!! Thanks again slàn
Kevin, I have watched several videos on bending wood for guitars. This one added what look to be helpful details. For instance, the idea of making small corrections and the frequency of checking the fit. Really appreciate this.
Very nice. My process is similar, but my home built iron is vertical and cylindrical. I bend for ukulele so my waist bends tend to be a bit tight. I fight the battle of thickness vs ease of bending as well… My favorite wood to bend for binding is white oak. A dream to bend! Black walnut a close second. I also make both sap and heartwood black walnut bindings. All your comments about grain orientation I will heartily second. I have made a lot of kindling with poorly selected binding strips! Thanks for this!
Thanks for this, just about to embark on my first wood binding experience so watching this was very helpful! I'll do a couple of test runs and then go for it, I guess!
absolutely LOVE your video's ! It helps me a lot ! If not for the Great plain talk , easy to understand ,,, But The little Comments Like " Is it perfect?,,,,,no ,, But I don't know ,,, well if you can find someone's video that bends them perfect ,,, well watch them too ! 😂
Thank you, Kevin. I found watching your iterative process very interesting and, I think, helpful. Much more informative than some others. Again, thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kevin. I bend in similar fashion on a 2” galvanized nipple. Your timing of this video was perfect for me as I was trying, unsuccessfully, to bend some bloodwood bindings yesterday. I wish it bent as nicely as walnut, but alas it is much more difficult. Have you bent bloodwood before? Do you just have to be more patient with that? I’m afraid I’m going to scorch the wood.
Maybe I missed it, but what do you use for bridge plates? Would something like hickory or Osage Orange work? In my mind, I'm thinking of black locust back and sides with sycamore top and douglas fir bracing. Maybe purple heart bridge and fretboard. I think that could be interesting.
Your bridge plate can be made of about anything you want to use, provided that it is nice quartered grain. The more dense the plate, the more it tends to contribute to brightness of tone. I have used Hickory, Ash, Maple, Pau Fero, Rosewood, Black Locust, even Cherry. Your proposed combination of materials sounds very interesting and attractive.
@@thepragmaticluthier thank you for the reply. I think it could be an interesting and fun experiment. I'm even designing it in my head. I think it'll be one of a kind for sure.
When you make your original strip which looks to me if there is a white glued stripe in your walnut strip. does the steaming not bother where the glue joints are in the strip?
@@thepragmaticluthier I have tried TB original, II and III - I would only trust TB III; the others tend to delaminate. PU glue also works, but it is messy...
I just want to thank you for trying to teach even the smallest things its far better than most that are out there and it is great for me I have been into custom woodworking for more than 48 years and I built some guitars and violins many years ago but now that I'm retired, I am wanting to get back into building guitars instead of just repairs your videos have been a great inspiration for me and I thank you and pray that God will Bless you with all you do and to let you know I am in north Florida where we have little good woods to build guitars but I want to try to build with local woods if possible
Thank you for these wonderful volumes of luthiery and life knowledge!!
Too many videos proclaiming the only way is to purchase overpriced specialist tools.. your pragmatism is a breath of fresh air !!! Love the vids on top voicing , bracing, jigs’n fixtures, alternative sustainable species etc but the underlying tone of an old world farming attitude to building everything with whatever you have at hand and reusing and repurposing has me (having grown up in Ireland through the 80’s depression) viewing repetitively!! Thanks again slàn
Love your craftsmanship
Kevin, I have watched several videos on bending wood for guitars. This one added what look to be helpful details. For instance, the idea of making small corrections and the frequency of checking the fit. Really appreciate this.
Thank you. May all of your bends be fair of curve and excellent in fit:)
Thanks a lot Kevin. You made that look easy.
Very nice. My process is similar, but my home built iron is vertical and cylindrical. I bend for ukulele so my waist bends tend to be a bit tight. I fight the battle of thickness vs ease of bending as well…
My favorite wood to bend for binding is white oak. A dream to bend! Black walnut a close second. I also make both sap and heartwood black walnut bindings.
All your comments about grain orientation I will heartily second. I have made a lot of kindling with poorly selected binding strips!
Thanks for this!
Thanks for this, just about to embark on my first wood binding experience so watching this was very helpful!
I'll do a couple of test runs and then go for it, I guess!
absolutely LOVE your video's ! It helps me a lot ! If not for the Great plain talk , easy to understand ,,, But The little Comments Like " Is it perfect?,,,,,no ,, But I don't know ,,, well if you can find someone's video that bends them perfect ,,, well watch them too ! 😂
Thanks for the video.👍🙂
Thank you
Please continue to inspire Many Thanks. A new challenge for myself in the very near future Kind Regards
Thanks Kevin for sharing nice guitar by the way
Thank you. The top of that guitar is Hemlock from a piece of barn siding, known to be at least 140 years old.
Thank you, Kevin. I found watching your iterative process very interesting and, I think, helpful. Much more informative than some others. Again, thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kevin. I bend in similar fashion on a 2” galvanized nipple. Your timing of this video was perfect for me as I was trying, unsuccessfully, to bend some bloodwood bindings yesterday. I wish it bent as nicely as walnut, but alas it is much more difficult. Have you bent bloodwood before? Do you just have to be more patient with that? I’m afraid I’m going to scorch the wood.
Why does it seem so obvious when its demonstrated? Marking the point where the bending starts was brilliant advice. Thanks Kevin 👍
Sir, have you ever considered making an Oud? I think it will be great ❤
Maybe I missed it, but what do you use for bridge plates? Would something like hickory or Osage Orange work? In my mind, I'm thinking of black locust back and sides with sycamore top and douglas fir bracing. Maybe purple heart bridge and fretboard. I think that could be interesting.
Your bridge plate can be made of about anything you want to use, provided that it is nice quartered grain. The more dense the plate, the more it tends to contribute to brightness of tone. I have used Hickory, Ash, Maple, Pau Fero, Rosewood, Black Locust, even Cherry. Your proposed combination of materials sounds very interesting and attractive.
@@thepragmaticluthier thank you for the reply. I think it could be an interesting and fun experiment. I'm even designing it in my head. I think it'll be one of a kind for sure.
When you make your original strip which looks to me if there is a white glued stripe in your walnut strip. does the steaming not bother where the glue joints are in the strip?
Titebond III will tolerate the heat and moisture of bending very nicely. I believe Titebond II may also be a good choice but I'm not certain.
Thanks Kevin that is nice to know!@@thepragmaticluthier
@@thepragmaticluthier I have tried TB original, II and III - I would only trust TB III; the others tend to delaminate. PU glue also works, but it is messy...