I’ve decided to go ahead with using the bendable plywood I purchased, mostly because I couldn’t stand being out $50.  The parts I cut off weren’t too bad, and are going to be covered with 3/8″ of baltic birch, so no imperfections should show through.

Please note, what you see below looks like it was easy.  It was not.  That result was achieved after much cursing at the people who designed the band clamps, cursing in general, and telling all of the various clamps what I thought of them. 

The band clamps suck due to the absurd, cheap attachment method used to connect the band to the spindle.  I had to modify all three mid glue-up because they slipped when attempting to ratchet them tighter.  Of course, none of this nonsense happened during the test clamp phase.  

Also, that is the second time I clamped everything.  On the first try, I had put down some parchment paper that got pinched inbetween the sides and the forms.  Having to losen everything was also a source of harsh words.

Finally, Titebond III has  a 10 minute set time.  I think Titebond IV should have a set time of 1 hour.

They’re starting to look like speakers:

Tomorrow night, side two with lessons learned about cheap band clamps.