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| Author: | Brguitarist17 [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Working with Zebrawood |
Hey everyone! So I purchased a beautiful set of Spalted Zebrawood and I don't know exactly what to expect while working with this lumber. I have heard that it has similar workability to Indian Rosewood, but it doesn't plane or sand too easily. I have access to a wide belt sander and I was wondering if the wood would be okay after passing through that machine. But my main concern is bending the sides. How does this wood do when bending, and how should I go about it? I will be using a bending iron to do this. Thanks! |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working with Zebrawood |
Built my first with Zebrawood. Not hard to deal with except for the thicknessing, as you say. Bends fine, but takes a good bit of heat. I bent by hand too, but at the time didn't have any idea what the temperature was. I just got it really hot! Not too much moisture. It might cup on you. You might wait for some other response, it's been 7 years since I built that guitar, and haven't used it since. |
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| Author: | dofthesea [ Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working with Zebrawood |
I've bent Zebrawood .085 thickness at 300 degrees with no problems. Be sure to add side splints or bias tape to the sides as I found Zebrawood to want to split out a bunch. I found out the hard way. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working with Zebrawood |
Nice set! |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working with Zebrawood |
I think you'd be better off just sending that set to me for disposal! |
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| Author: | GustavBuhund [ Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working with Zebrawood |
I just built an OM from one of the other sets at RC Tonewoods (I assume that's where your set is from). I found that it bent easily, but don't use too much moisture. I put mine through a drum sander no problems, but I noticed during building that the spalting wanted to crack. I paid special attention and used a thin flush coat of CA over the sap/spalted area. Good luck with your build! |
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