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Offline adb

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Re: First post - Making a hickory backed ipe- Update, kaboom
« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2012, 10:06:53 am »
The first thing I do before starting to tiller the belly, is to round all back edges. If you leave the edges square, all the bending stress is concentrated on the edge. Hickory / ipe should be bomb proof.  Without any pics, it's also possible your tiller was off, with a hinge at the fade where it broke.
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Offline kevinsmith5

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Re: First post - Making a hickory backed ipe- Update, kaboom
« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2012, 01:22:13 pm »
It wasn't hinged, I was using a filleting gizmo and was down to thinning the tips. I hadn't rounded the edges yet, but this was my first attempt at a working back. You live, you learn, you break bows...
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Re: First post - Making a hickory backed ipe- Update, kaboom
« Reply #17 on: November 25, 2012, 11:14:06 pm »
Yup... live and learn from mistakes! Been there. Next time, round off those corners before you start making it bend! I used to have a bucket in the corner of my shop called the 'barrel of shame.' Used to put the mess-ups there in plain sight as a reminder not to repeat past mistakes!
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