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James Roadman - Roadman Guitars VideoNew BuildsLite

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3D Club: Strings Micro Factory with Brad Combs

Todd Lunneborg ArticleNew Builds

Apr 20, 2026

Mentors and Olson Routing Rings

Mentors and Olson Routing Rings Mentors, molds, and the Olson routing rings that replaced "driving the bus." Hello again, welcome to episode 2. I’m pumped! Last time I did my best to say hello and upd…

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Massimiliano Monterosso Maxmonte Guitars VideoNew BuildsLite

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Bowl back mandolin construction, with Martino Quintavalla

Private member DiscussionAcoustic Builds

May 10, 2025

Low spots on sides

Im going to be starting my 6th acoustic build soon. One issue I continue to have is low spots on the sides. I use an LMI bender with the spring steel slats that LMI provided (they are pretty stout). One observation, sometimes there is a bit of rebound in the sides as I take them out of the bender. I sort of force them into the mold to glue the neck and tail blocks. I’m wondering if that may be where the issue is occurring. After removing…

bending sides

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Private memberMay 13, 2025

I find that I get better results, meaning less springback if I let the sides sit in the fox style bender overnight. Also side splints can help as well.