Ultimate Guitar Heated Side Bender Source: Guitar Building Articles/Guitar Sides How to Make The Bending Jig: Making the Heated Side Bender Jig is a very simple process with some basic tools. If you have access to a bandsaw, table-saw, drill press, and stationary belt sander, that is even better. If not, this jig can be [...]

Discover the ease of bending your guitar sides by making your own simple bending jig with our Unheated Guitar Building Side Bender. If you decide to later add a heating blanket so add even more convenience, this jig is just the ticket.

Guitar Side Spring Back Source: Guitar Building Articles/The Guitar Sides Guitar Side Spring-Back: You will hear me preaching over and over again that we shouldn’t introduce stress into the guitar at any point. This includes the clamping procedures for the top plates, back plates, guitar necks, purfling, binding, braces etc. This means that you have [...]

Ultimate Guitar Side Bender Source: Guitar Building Articles/Guitar Sides Side Bending with The Bending Jig: This is probably the easiest way you will ever bend sides for you handmade guitars. The only drawback with this method is the labor that is involved to make the jig and all the different forms you will be needing. [...]

Bending Guitar Sides Source: Guitar Building Articles/The Guitar Sides The Art of Bending Guitar Sides This article is intended to act as just an overview of each of (3) methods of bending guitar sides that are available to you. I know that there are additional devices and method that are available an if you are [...]

Fox Side Bending Jig from LMI Source: Tools & Materials The Side Bending Jig is probably one of the best tools to advance efficient guitar building that has come along in quite a few years. If you currently bend your guitar sides over a hot iron, boil the side and clamp them on a form [...]