Fox Style Bending Jig

After making bending by hand for a while I constructed this bending jig from plans I got from Georgia Luthier Supply.  I made some minor modifications and for the most part it went together pretty well.  The really only unique piece of hardware is the screw press, commonly described as a veneer press and available from some brick and mortar stores (Rockler) and various on-line retailers.

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Jig with classical form in the cradle
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Another view…

 

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Tension springs connect the roller bars to the center U bolt.