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Thanks Pete I appreciate it. And I haven't been spiriting it off just sanding it back to get rid of ridges. I also haven't been using oil mainly because the thought of putting oil on doesn't seem right to me, maybe that's why it isn't as smooth as it should be? I've also been using a 1 pound cut tha...

Alright so a while ago I posted about having problems with cupping on this mahogany dread. It has stabilised quite nicely and I've had no more problems since. I've started french polishing it and it's had around 40 coats of shellac so its coming up nicely. But I was wondering if anyone had some advi...

so I glued more bracing in as a quick and easy fix (this one is for me so I'm not too worried) and left it a few days in the room with low humidity where the cupping originally occurred and it hasn't gone anywhere since, I think what Mark previously said makes sense about the abnormally high humidit...

A lot of the Indian Rosewood in my stash has come from LMI in the US. I generally bought in bulk to keep per unit freight costs down. I tried LMI but they don't ship Rosewood outside of the US any more, which is annoying, I was thinking of getting it shipped to someone in the US then getting them t...

Cheers for the replies guys I'll check those options out.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anyone know of a reliable source of rosewood? I've been looking and haven't been able to track any down, anyone else had this problem?

Surprise surprise took it back to the workshop where i originally glued it and within a few hours it had just about returned to its original shape. I was thinking of doing something slightly dodgy and gluing a small brace inside to stop it from moving again instead of disassembling it, or alternativ...

cheers for the responses. I'll have a go at fixing it, lets see if i have any luck!

So I'm new here and seeking advice. I am working on a Mahogany Dreadnought and run into some problems, the back has cupped quite badly, and wasn't like that a few days ago, I'm not really sure what to do about it, I also experienced cupping while bending the sides. Anyone else experienced this issue...