does the piece of metal work better than a blade for scraping the surface after? @tej Yeah, it’s a cabinet scraper. A blade is just like a mini version, an alternative. You can get cabinet scrapers i...

When I saw the "extension" piece of the headstock, I thought that'd need some veneering. But, of course, it's Boo. "Paint it Black". @tv101 I think I would have a go at veneering it if it wasn’t bein...

Thanks Boo.....you're all so kind. As the string spacing is wider than a guitar on the lap steel, a normal slide wasn''t wide enough hence making this.

@likeakite That is a piece of art, it’s stunning. 😁👊

A great thing to do with your boy 👍🏻

Thanks so much for your kind words tv101...it was a fun project especially as my son had never used the lathe before.

Thanks so much Russ

Seriously @likeakite! That is a thing of beauty, just to look at. The fact that it serves a practical function as well doubles the beauty. And you made it - clever man!

Looks Great @likeakite. Love the wood. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Very kind tv101

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Thank you Deej 😁

That tonebar is stunning

More father and son time making a tonebar for the lap steel we made. Drilled through a 20mm round brass bar, parted it off to length, polished to fit the multi layered laminate hold we made from ebony...

Attachment : 28B67825-15B0-49DD-AE5F-3329330F272A.jpeg smell like WD-40 WD-40 - The smell of a real man!! That's the one that you "splash it on all over", right ????

I know you are joking about WD40 but please don’t use it or anything similar or your paint jobs will be ruined before you’ve even tried praying them. 😱

Sometimes, I actually almost-finish things ... Attachment : 20210325_101146.jpg Attachment : 20210325_101154.jpg Attachment : 20210325_101201.jpg My labelling kit only goes up to ...

I know you’re going to paint it @boo but I was thinking that the mismatch of the grain on the headstock would seep through... but I guess that you know what you’re doing, right? When I saw the "ext...

Wow, fantastic looking acoustic @bpower . Love the contrast of the Paduk with the maple neck. Well done.

Now.... what to do with the 150....ish pictures I took along the way. 🙂 Get posting @bpower. 😁 🙏🎶🙂🎸