The Ibex Side bending iron – designed by Irving Sloane.
Ibex Side Bending Iron
On-line Courses
In 2015 we launched the online Bailey Academy of Guitar Making, in response to the increasing number of people who want to build a guitar at home. We now have students all over the world who have made some awesome first instruments, following the step-by-step instructions in the video lessons with almost daily support by email (if they need it).
To make it easy for them we also supply prepared wood and a few key tools that we use here in our workshop, and trust
This year we opened our Design and Build Your Own Acoustic on-line course which is being released in stages, and we launched our first membership scheme, Access All Areas. This gives anyone who is interested in making more than one kind of guitar access to ALL the courses, plus discounts on our selected and prepared supplies.
Bending Wood
If you are making an acoustic guitar or ukelele then you will need something to bend the sides – this is the tool for the job.
Ibex side bending irons have variable thermostat control to maintain the ideal temperature for bending sides. The base is made from wood and the pipe is cast aluminium.
- 240v
- Thermostat control
- Aluminium
- 155mm length
Ibex side bending irons have been used in our workshop since day one – mine is over 20 years old and still working!
We are not planning to open a fully stocked shop as there are already some great suppliers of the massive range of tools, equipment and parts on offer – but we are trying to make things easy for our students, particularly those abroad.
Want to know more ?
Check out the free previews of all the courses on offer, read the real reviews from enrolled students and get in touch. All students get access to the lessons, benefit from answers to all the questions already asked, and have email support with their build directly from Mark. The Build Your Own Bolt On Neck Guitar course is coming soon, as is a stand alone Design Your Own Acoustic course.
We still run workshop courses here … and dates for 2017 will be released in the next week or so