[TheForge] bellows

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

On 12/21/2010 9:48 AM, Andrew Vida wrote:
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> xlch58 at swbell.net wrote:
>> Cut them real thin and stack them and glue them around the rim of the
>> plywood.  No steaming necessary.
> 	The plywood acts as the caul.  Needs a lot of clamps for that come off
> well where concavity in the strips occurs unless you use a separate caul
> to distribute the clamping force evenly - a good idea in any case.
I just wrap it with haybaling twine and pull it tight as I go when I 
need to go this way.  This is the way Luthiers do it.

Charles