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WendyW
 Post subject: Bending Leopardwood
PostPosted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:26 pm 
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Anybody have any experience and anything I should know?
Thanks, Wendy
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A.Hix
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
PostPosted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:49 am 
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Quartersawn leopardwood bends really nicely. I usually thickness the sides to about .090", and never had any problems.

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WendyW
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:03 am 
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I guess I should have mentioned that it is for binding. I was kind of hoping that I would be able to bend it flatsawn, so the pattern of the wood grain would show on the sides of the guitar. I guess I will try it both ways and see what happens.
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WendyW
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:08 am 
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Now I am totally confused. I am having a really hard time telling which way the grain runs in this wood. It looks like it is both ways. So is the face that all the spots show on flatsawn or quartersawn usually?
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Colin North
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
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Quartersawn face I think http://www.wood-database.com/leopardwood/

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A.Hix
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
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The medullary rays show on the quartersawn surface of leopardwood.

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jfmckenna
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
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Yup if you see it then it's QS. It bends very easy.
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WendyW
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Thank you! All good to know. Gluing the purflng on tomorrow and then will bend this weekend.
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Bob Orr
 Post subject: Re: Bending Leopardwood
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Have built three ukes using leopardwood and they all bent very easily. I was worried that the grain may fracture so gave them a spray of veneer softener the day before and had no problems whatsoever. Bent like butter on a hot pipe. Bob
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