Steel Guitar Builder

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azureskys, i've definitely had woodworking experience, but it's been quite a while since i made anything other than simple book cases and other "box"-shaped things. i think the wood moisture content played a small part, but ultimately i think my problem was 1) i didn't check the grain of the wood be...

well, i had planned on posting pictures yesterday, but i had a major setback: i wasn't aware of how "warpy" pine can be, and about five minutes after i laminated the two body halfs together, the whole thing cupped in a pretty spectacular way. in fact, it was so bad that as the pieces pulled away fro...

that maple is absolutely drool-worthy! i just started my first lap steel build and i've already had a major setback, so i'll be watching this to keep my spirits up.

picked up my wood and the rest of my supplies this afternoon. also stayed up all night (till about 9am this morning!) finishing up my pattern. let the build commence!

i'll try to get a few photos up a little later, although tonight is mostly just glueing up.

about to start the actual build process on my first lap steel later today. i've got a template i've made up and i think my measurement guesstimates are pretty close, but i'd like to get the actual figures if someone could help me out real quick! if you own a Fender Champion, could you take a couple ...

first off, just wanted to say that i've been poking around here for a while, and i finally decided to set up an account! after several years of telling myself i wanted to build a lap steel, i finally got myself into gear a couple weeks back and i'm about to start my first build in a couple days! i'l...