Awesome. Thanks.colburge wrote:Oxalic acid works in no time, you will be right.
Col
I've now bent the second side and it's now in the form, looks just as the other one did so no point posting a photo. I'm just happy I now have two sides that are not burned, have no splits or ripples!
Greg, I've done pretty much as the guys above have described.GregL wrote:Hi Allan,
I'm afraid I can't offer any help, sorry. But I would be interested if you could post what finally works for you at the end of your journey. I have some Blackwood sides to bend in future, it would be useful to know any tips and tricks (I have bent Mahogany and Australian Red Cedar sides with no problems - though that's probably pretty easy timber to bend).
Thanks,
GregL.
I made up the sandwich as per the instructions with the bender, however I added grease proof baking paper between the blackwood and the foil.
Rather than the 320+ temp recommended in the guide I used the guys above advice and I settled on a bending temp of 260 and I baked at 160 for 15 minutes. I then let the whole lot cool down for an hour or so before removing and placing in the form.
As you've probably picked up, I'm no expert in this side bending business, but I just managed to bend two fiddle back sides incident free, so I'd call that a success!