Steel-string acoustic guitar sides could break or crack with over bending

Building a steel-string acoustic guitar requires caution when bending the guitar sides. This is not an acoustic guitar building kit... it is right from flat wood to bent steel-string guitar sides. So much can go wrong whether the guitar sides are bent by hand or in a guitar bending press. Don't rush the process.
Too much heat, not enough heat, the guitar sides are too thick, too thin, or too much pressure can ruin a guitar so quickly not to mention the loss of money.
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I need to stop that. You might get the wrong impression. lol

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I don't think I can get a particular coffee lover to go for tea. I have tried. lol

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you for your support.

[@ByronMaddox]

Have never done wood bending but have been interested in it. Thanks for the great explanation

[@MontyMcKinnon]

You are most welcome. Thanks for joining in.

[@topherken]

I didn't realize that seeing a guitar side being bent was on my bucket list, but, check ✔️! So fun to watch.

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Doesn't it feel good to put a check mark on your list? lol

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Well I hope you stick around and you enjoy the future videos. They are going to be far more details and interesting jigs.

[@Bliggity]

That is cool. I never thought about how the sides were made.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Very risky bending the sides as in breaking etc.

[@Youngbobbyc]

Love the new set up!!! And your son is amazing. Great job with him.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you. Any ideas how I can improve the channel?

[@Youngbobbyc]

@@MontyMcKinnon maybe some close ups of what your working on so we can see more specifically how you do things. Also Possibly drawing out certain cuts and what not to get a better idea of the details. Best of luck!

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Hey Monty, greetings from upstate New York! Great video! My father is a luthier who builds everything from guitars to hurdy gurdys, but he primarily builds Appalachian mountain dulcimers. We are currently working on producing a documentary about his work (I'm a filmmaker too!) I love seeing you documenting and talking about the craft, makes me feel right at home! Thanks!

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@@NintenDub I have no clue , but it made my goose bumps salute . I never heard such a sound before. Fella was turning the crank and making me scared. But it was beautiful at the same time. I was at a dinner with my brother and my nieces. They watched with their mouths open. No food in the open mouths mind you.

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Hi from NH, USA. Figured I'd put that here in case I don't come up with a question to email. Thanks for answering my question about the form. That must have taken hours to cut, laminate and sand!.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Used the bandsaw on the first piece then shaped them with a router using the first one as a template.

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Not really and this isn't for everyone....but it should be. Any ideas how I can improve it?

[@Smithandrossiter]

​@@MontyMcKinnon I took a few days to think over your request and I think you do an amazing job truly, your ability to edit, film, upload, and your overall technological ability at your age is phenomenal! As a videographer myself, I'd like it if you would have the camera more zoomed in so that you and what you are doing fills the frame! This would help the viewers to be more engaged in the action and get less distracted by the roof, and the rest of the shop around you! It can be hard to see all of the little things you do to the wood as you bend it when the shot is so zoomed out at times! Other than that I think you are doing a great!!

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

I hope so. That's what everyone should do.

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Another entertaining and fascinating video. 👍🏼 I’m only just realising how much I’ve taken every acoustic guitar I’ve ever played for granted. It’s really interesting watching one being made along with being extremely entertained by the great Monty during the process. Looking forward to your next video!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

A good video tomorrow and more to come!

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I'm enjoying watching your process. Thanks for bringing us along. -Greg

[@MontyMcKinnon]

You are most welcome. Thanks for being here.

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That bell is so annoying i slammend it twice! ;-) Thanks again Mr. McK.!

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Well, that should teach it a lesson. lol

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you for your kind words.

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Monty you sound like you are a tiny bit under the weather. You need some Elderberry & Echinacea tea. Wow... that looks like some kind of medieval torture device! But it sure is a great tool!! Can't wait to see it come out! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

I had the mic in a weird position.

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So amazed by this bending method, great.

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Actually, I am as well. lol

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I am trying. lol

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I believe you can my friend!

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Beautiful jig sir! Much better than anything I’ve ever built. As an Arkansan / Texan: US. I would love your humidity ratio. Is that mahogany or walnut? Never mind, you just answered that in the video. That is great! Love the new setup and that jig amazes me. I would love to play one of your instruments.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate your support.

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Thanks

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I think the two that have disliked this video were just checking to see if it's working.

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Interesting....thanks!

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I think so as well. Any ideas how I can improve the channel?

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I do miss the og music a bit though lol, but everything looks great!

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Thank you for your support!

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Thanks!

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There will be more videos. I want to do a series on just jigs. That could be interesting.

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There you go. Check out Dr. Mark Hyman's book...brilliant! Food, what the heck should I eat or Eat Fat Get Thin. lol

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Can I get a shout out

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I want to be your camera man. I want to meet you I want to edit you vids

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Thank you so much. It is difficult being a one man shop. lol

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Thank you so much.

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Okay, so I went out and bought some English Breakfast tea. . .

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Great me to. My regular supplier is out. A day without EBT is no day at all.

[@RazorianBuck]

Great video. Maybe when your done the guitar you could show us how to build some of the jigz that you use because as much as I would love to build my own guitar with your videos... I don't have any of the jigs that you have.

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I really do want to do that. Any ideas how I can improve the channel?

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Man I love watching you make my guitar . Lol, jk This has to be the most comfortable video you've done, to date . Very relaxing , very good information flow.

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Thank you every much. Any ideas how I can improve it?

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@@MontyMcKinnon do an episode of you roping that son of yours up in the basement and force feeding him tea . Lol , it would make a great year end video. No really though , I would love to see alternate angles. For instance , have a camera overhead or beside you with a more zoomed in perspective on the work as the hand. Just be warned it will grow the editing time . So make our coffee lover do the b roll. Oh and ... I want to hear your music . At minimum someone playing a nice song on one of your guitars . Maybe use it as intro and outro. Just thoughts.

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

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awesome video yet again!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thanks Glenn!

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Didn’t know you were a lefty! All the best people are!

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Well what can I say...you're correct of course.

[@0liver_549]

That bending equipment is awesome! Great video Sir

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you so much.

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My mother, 72 says Hi Monty. She drinks her Earl Grey with cream. Hahaha

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Hey Robert, tell her she's just a kid and buy her some EBT. She'll love it. lol

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You are amazing, I would love to have a cup of tea with you one day!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

That would be fun!

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WOW, Wicked cool process... thanks for sharing with us. ;)

[@MontyMcKinnon]

It's my pleasure. Thanks for being here.

[@GaryForgingOn]

Great video Monty. Can you also steam the sides in a separate steamer and then move them over and form them? I guess that would run the humidity up in the shop. :)

[@MontyMcKinnon]

It would but I could bend them on a heating iron with water and place in the form.

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The shotgun mic sounds really great

[@MontyMcKinnon]

It should. The rig to hold it costs more than the mic. lol

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[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thanks for hanging out with me.lol

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This guitar is starting to shine out of the wood 😁

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Just wait until it is finished. It is a beauty.

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Very cool Mr.M :D a live event would it be nice :)

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Love it

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thank you. Any ideas how I can improve it?

[@OCUBOX]

Won't it be easier to soak the wood pieces in some sort of oil based liquid (or oil water combo solution), to make the wood soft and malleable then shape and hold it till it's dry? The steam does it faster, but it's very risky, as, if you go too fast (with curving its sides) before the moisture has penetrated the wood, you can snap the wood...observations from a non guitar maker :)

[@MontyMcKinnon]

By spraying Super Soft 2 the wood bends like butter at around 250 degrees or a little less. The water I spray is to keep it from burning. The wood is very thin.

[@OCUBOX]

@@MontyMcKinnon Went down a Super Soft II rabbit hole. That's a solution I mean, though I have no idea what's in it! Really cool, thanks for the info!

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Quite interesting . . . didn't know what you were going to do there with the ends. So all the heat is in the blanket?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Yes, and I am about to cut the ends off today. I'll do a video of that.

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Good video very interesting stuff.

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Thanks Cory. Sometime I wonder if it is any good and if people are enjoying these videos.

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@@MontyMcKinnon oh I'm sure they are I do I look forward to your videos

[@JonHowes1]

What a cool process. Did you make all these jigs yourself?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Yes, I did. I took a little while to do though. lol

[@JonHowes1]

@@MontyMcKinnon Equally as impressive. Looking forward to the rest of the process!

[@Dave-bj2ff]

Hello Monty, I think you wanted to tell us what the spring steel sheets are for?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

They conform to the form for bending the sides. I'll mention that.

[@sandracashes4255]

I sure hope the road upstairs to your tea was not fraught with dangers! 😉

[@MontyMcKinnon]

No, I know the way. lol

[@Orangie2008]

Monty, life is too short for 12 strings, and cutting your own kerfing. Why not purchase from StewMac or Luthier's Mercantile? Think of all the time you'll have left over for tea!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

You are correct, but I wanted to show the process. I bent one piece yesterday just to see what would happen. If it doesn't work I'll order some reverse kerning.

[@LateBoomer1964]

I cringed when I heard that crackling sound. Fingers crossed it WAS just the springs. :) Question, when you spritzed the wood before wrapping in foil, did you spritz both sides or just the top? Thanks for another great video. I'll probably never make a guitar, but your wood working tips can be used in so many applications!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

I hit both sides with the water bottle. Thank you for being here.

[@orblom]

What flavor tea do you drink? Do you add anything to it?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

It's a black decaf tea with milk or cream.

[@orblom]

@@MontyMcKinnon I will have to give that a try. :)

[@rerunrescue8904]

Weird. You're new audio gives you a totally different voice. Which one is the real you?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

I had positioned the mic in the wrong place. lol

[@TheButler1956]

You sound like you're getting sick. May I suggest a good herbal tea with honey and lots of rest lol. Hope to see ya soon!!

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Hi Dave, no, it was the position of the mic. lol

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Deserves a like from you!

[@micahfoordphotography3206]

Question, does the wood ever snap when you are bending it like that?

[@MontyMcKinnon]

Once I had it break at the waist but didn't know it until I removed it in pieces. lol

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Monty McKinnon that must be soul destroying!

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You sound a little stuffy in the nose, hope you don’t have a cold coming on...

[@MontyMcKinnon]

I had the mic in a strange place. I'm ok. lol