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In this video I make a wooden slide for guitarists out of hard wood. In the video I used mahogany.
I begun by turning my piece between centres on the lathe.
I then made a tenon to fit my chuck and mounted it on the chuck.
With a forstner bit I drilled the finger hole.
Then I finished shaping it.
In order to sand and polish the slide I had to make a mounting rod.
This was basically a conical piece with two cuts in the middle like a cross. You basically mount the slide on the cone. Then you push the tailstock against it and it makes the slide fit tightly. Just like you do when you make rings.
The slide needs to be really shiny in order to work properly. So I sanded from 100 to 400. Then I wet sanded from 500 to 1000 and then polished it with my micro mesh sanding pads.
I don’t think any finish would last against the strings so I just added mineral oil to keep some moisture off.
And that was it. My little slide works really nicely and has a really warm sound compared to glass or metal. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.
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