Steel Guitar Builder

Bit of progress: After rounding the edges with my new cornering tools, I glued the first wing to the body of my new steel: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/03098_zpsqtklgn7n.jpg Drilled & chiselled the underside of the other wings for an electronics compartment - going to glue...

Worked a bit on the 6-string Multibender steel for my friend today - cut out the body parts with my jigsaw; still needs a lot of sanding, then I can glue the two parts together, and try rounding the edges with those Veritas tools. This one is going to be painted, thinking about milk-paint & wax, I'm...

Guys, sorry about not posting any updates for a while - but first I had to wait for parts, and then I didn't have any time for working on my build - hope to get a bit more done in the next few days... Got a piece of aluminium (5mm thick) that is going to form the base of my steel; still needs a lot ...

I'll definitely keep on going here - just need to take a break for a few days, just ordered some tools and stuff, need to wait till they arrive!

Last job for today: glued upt the other body "wing" - this one more narrow, because it doesn't have to hold any pots...
Oh, and I started shaping the wider "wing", still needs more sanding...

What I did so far today: Cleaned up the headstock a bit with files and sand paper - still needs a bit of work... Drilled some holes: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/2814_zps96cdmgrf.jpg Then I brought out every amteur guitar-building hack's favorite tool, the chisel, and ende...

Next I drilled the tuner holes: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/2807_zpsr26blgk6.jpg Then removed the inside of the headstock: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/2808_zps3dlbvnst.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/2812_zpsrdkc6fuk...

I'm using an ovangkol bass neck blank I already have around - it's the perfect width (10cm) for what I have in mind, and is also wide enough to fit the Alumitone 3.5 Bassbar I also have here: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/S_wQ-6wj-xLtSu8_TqSChS8Kcd18PA_lOOvAXfXpTL8Nc_JjfeVW-LYqL8U76REd5t717wTfD3...

I'm home from work with the flu, and I'm bored - so I decided to build a new lap steel, from parts I already have around; I live in a city apartment, and don't have a workshop, so I'm a bit limited with regards to tools - definitely not able to use a router here, the only electrical tools I can use ...