What to Do When you Crack a Side While Bending?

[Patrick delBosque]

First time bending sides. Used the LMI side bending machine with Hauser Senior mold (unfortunately the enclosed assembly and use DVD would not work in any of 6 machines/computers I tried it in) and eventually got it assembled correctly using the printed instructions and the online use video by Robert Obrien.
The first side I tried to bend unfortunately cracked around the waist area. Luckily for my wallet this was my "practice" set of 2nd grade wood. The second side bent nicely.
So the bottom line question is can the one good side that I have be salvaged to make something worth playing? If I split it down the middle can I produce a "half depth" instrument with my other practice parts that would be worth the effort? (There is still a need to practice the assembly steps of course, but would the product be worth anything more than a wall-hanging?)
Gracias!
Patrick

[Michael Thames]

What to Do When you Crack a Side While Bending?

Don't tell anybody.

[Robert Webster]

Patrick, where do you think Michael gets his headplates from?

Bob

[Brian McCombs]

You could:

Make a headpiece or two out of the broken one.

Rip it into binding/purfling strips.

I have a couple orphan sides....I took one and tapered both ends to my body facet taper angles and i use it as a nice template to draft my body contours. Taper the top and bottom then all you have to do to trace the taper is flip it over, it will work with both sides of the guitar.Beats having to wrap paper or a plastic straight edge around the contours while laying out the taper.

You could kerf an 8 inch section of it so it is real flexible and glue 150 grit onto it. Use it as a sanding block for the waist areas of the sides.

[Patrick delBosque]

Don't tell anybody.

Oops!
Patrick

[kiwigeo]

Bindings

[Guitar]

Did it crack past the point of being repairable with CA and a little sanding?

[HNLim]

The question is, can you cover up a cracked sides? For my top of the line Spanish guitar, the maker sure did it for the top.

[Michael Thames]

Don't tell anybody.

Oops!
Patrick

Actually, this is a good opportunity to try laminated sides!

[Section_10]

If easily joined together/repaired again it'd make a great interior for a double sided guitar.

[Michael Thames]

If easily joined together/repaired again it'd make a great interior for a double sided guitar.

Yer late, I just said that.

[Section_10]

You said "Laminated sides" That's two pieces of .6mm thick veneer

I said double sides. That's 2 pieces of actual sides, much thicker, heavier and reduces vibrations from leaving soundboard.

[Michael Thames]

You said "Laminated sides" That's two pieces of .6mm thick veneer

I said double sides. That's 2 pieces of actual sides, much thicker, heavier and reduces vibrations from leaving soundboard.

Yer not a guitar maker, "laminated" does not mean a specific thickness.... and a quote is not something you think someone else means.

[Section_10]

Patrick if you use Double sides, that's 2 SOLID pieces of wood. Very different from Laminated which are multiple very thin pieces glued to each other that not all luthiers have the knowledge of.
Double sides would be valued more since they're solid pieces.
I've had Bernabes, Marvi, Delarues..etc that have successfully used this. Its better than scrapping the wood for smaller pieces, depending on the severity of the crack. They'll have a more focused sound.

[dcarlso3]

This thread is gonna get good quick...