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Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight
I'll be honest, I would think bending a piece of ash that large all around both sides of the body will be more than a chore. You'll have to contend with twisting, warpage, and swelling. Plus, its pretty difficult to bend non laminated wood that thick without some breakage.
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I wraped the edges of a tele body with rosewood and it worked fine. It was thicknessed for sides of an acoustic guitar. I did it in 2 peices - one for the upper body and one for the lower.
I'd have to get some ash to see how much harder that would be to bend but the rosewood worked fine.