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Now that I think about it more, i was getting the pipe hot enough for the water to sizzle as I threw it on the bender, I guess ill try some patience and see how it goes

Okay, I have planed the sides down a little bit more, now they are at around .8-.9 (I went a little thin in one area and went down to .75) I will try a to get it hotter and see if I can find a bigger pipe.

I am an amateur guitar builder, and am having trouble bending my guitar sides. I am using straight grain indian rosewood which I hear is relatively easy, I have tried dry bending the sides on a homemade bending iron that I made out by attaching a heat gun to one end of a metal 1 inch diameter pipe. ...