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I have been retired from Boeing Helicopters since March 1 2011

I goter done

Built my first Lap Steel

Here before Makeup



After her makeup





She was born from a limb of a maple tree that fell 2011 snow storm

how we cut it up



She is in there some where

Jim,

I like it and besides being "made in the USA" the paint job reflects American pride!! Good job!!

That paint job was not my Idea

A young men in 10th grade about ten years ago did it
he got first place

I will post the picture later

I know I could sell the

Stars and Bars paint job

Here is the art work I got my Idea from

It was a friends son



I must tell the truth

Yes I cut the limb up

But the man where the limb fell wanted to make the guitar
I did not think the wood was seasoned enough but he wanted to make one

I gave hin a print I had
he did not make the neck wide enough for the string spacing
I had to add strips
and epoxy the voids
It had to be painted

I told him I wanted to make a hollow body
wait to you see this monster

From a seed a mighty oak grows.

You done good, Jim.
I love to see raw chunks of trees taken in hand, and metamorphosed into wonderful pieces of art.

Good Job (American Steel)

Good Job (American Steel)


I was going to post

Born In the USA

I wonder how many parts were made in China

I know the electronics were