Brass work (still)

The electro etch worked pretty well, although I think I killed the battery charger. I etched about .090" into the 1/8" thick brass. There was still some sawing and a fair bit of filing to clean up the straps.

These are simplified versions of the straps on the original. Those were cast.

The strap on the left has been polished and worked into the curve of the wood. The one on the right is cut to shape and drilled but still flat. There will be wood filler pieces under these where they sit on the pillar to ease the sharp transition from the neck.