Bending iron redux

So I tilted the propane torch upright and moved the pipe higher up. I then clamped this to my work bench and all is well. This helped my issue with the propane torch blowing out. I used the flame on low.


I soaked the rosewood binding for 15 min. Next binding will be longer so the wood does not dry out so fast. I kept a spray bottle filled with water nearby to rehydrate the wood as it dried during bending. I used a wet paper towel between the wood and the hot pipe and it helped avoid scorching. I also made a jig to hold the binding in shape during cooling and drying. I reused the tops from the spool clamps for this jig. Wood was left in the jig for 24 hrs. The jig also helped me see if the bend was going well.

Bent two sides so far. I will update tomorrow with photos.

More brace work

Back to the guitar. No tool building tonight.
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I had to set up my router to get the ends f the braces to an equal height. I also trimmed the pockets in the kerfed lining for the shoulder and X braces to sit on.

The photo below is how I rigged the router, by drilling a hole through the yellow plastic and mounting to the oak rails of my shooting board using a screw. I then se the bit to about 3/16 above the guitars soundboard.



kerfed lining cutting:





My guitar inscription:


Let me know if you can guess what it means. Also if you took Latin, let me know if my conjugation is correct.