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Link to lap steel tabs in Tablature section of the Forum

Last post by Ian Andrews « 25 May 2023 7:44 pm
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by Brad Bechtel » 15 Oct 2009 6:46 am

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25 May 2023 7:44 pm
Steel guitar terms

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by Stanislav Paskalev » 15 Dec 2025 12:51 am

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NGD! Duesenberg Fairytale

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by Dusty Lee Elmer » 14 Dec 2025 11:16 am

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14 Dec 2025 10:03 pm
Steve Cunningham - Some hot lap steel playing in a band context

Last post by Michael Kiese « 14 Dec 2025 8:18 pm
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by HowardR » 11 Dec 2025 5:14 pm

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14 Dec 2025 8:18 pm
Playing lap steel standing with strap like a Dobro player ?

Last post by Brooks Montgomery « 14 Dec 2025 6:47 pm
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by Larry Lenhart » 14 Dec 2025 10:45 am

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Last post by Brooks Montgomery
14 Dec 2025 6:47 pm
ACEGACEG C6 on Lap Steel...playing blues / minor? Theory/practical question?

Last post by David DeLoach « 14 Dec 2025 6:12 pm
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by Doug Anderson » 7 Oct 2025 10:02 am
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Last post by David DeLoach
14 Dec 2025 6:12 pm
Some thoughts from a non-pedal steel player about pedal steel guitars

Last post by Michael Kiese « 14 Dec 2025 9:13 am
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by Gary Meixner » 2 Dec 2025 3:00 pm
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Last post by Michael Kiese
14 Dec 2025 9:13 am
Do you find one type of strings stay in tune better than others on lap steel?

Last post by Michael Kiese « 14 Dec 2025 8:12 am
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by David DeLoach » 10 Dec 2025 6:52 am

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Last post by Michael Kiese
14 Dec 2025 8:12 am
Behind the bar techniques

Last post by John Watson « 14 Dec 2025 5:56 am
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by Stanislav Paskalev » 1 Dec 2025 11:46 am

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Last post by John Watson
14 Dec 2025 5:56 am
Beginner question about string gauges

Last post by Rick Aiello « 13 Dec 2025 2:57 pm
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by Tommy Boswell » 12 Dec 2025 6:03 am

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Last post by Rick Aiello
13 Dec 2025 2:57 pm
The Rik on Fallon

Last post by Michael Kiese « 13 Dec 2025 11:16 am
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by Marc Muller » 11 Dec 2025 6:34 am

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13 Dec 2025 11:16 am
I'm Back!!!

Last post by Sonny Jenkins « 13 Dec 2025 8:53 am
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by Sonny Jenkins » 13 Oct 2025 8:19 am

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Last post by Sonny Jenkins
13 Dec 2025 8:53 am
Recording chain?

Last post by Michael Kiese « 12 Dec 2025 6:40 pm
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by Pete Martin » 12 Dec 2025 1:54 pm

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Last post by Michael Kiese
12 Dec 2025 6:40 pm
Great mic for a tricone

Last post by Paul Seager « 11 Dec 2025 3:41 am
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by Hugh Crumley » 9 Aug 2025 6:50 pm

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Last post by Paul Seager
11 Dec 2025 3:41 am
Flattop acoustics conversion?

Last post by D Schubert « 10 Dec 2025 1:51 pm
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by Rick Rienks » 7 Dec 2025 9:03 pm

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Last post by D Schubert
10 Dec 2025 1:51 pm
Charles Kaipo Little Grass Shack (Jules Ah See)

Last post by Bill Leff « 10 Dec 2025 11:14 am
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by Bill Leff » 7 Dec 2025 3:06 pm

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Last post by Bill Leff
10 Dec 2025 11:14 am
Is this Valco string-through pickup half-dead?

Last post by Glenn Wilde « 10 Dec 2025 4:37 am
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by Joseph Lazo » 9 Dec 2025 4:52 pm

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Last post by Glenn Wilde
10 Dec 2025 4:37 am
Anyone building a lap steel with 3 single coil pickups (like a Stratocaster)?

Last post by Ted Smith « 9 Dec 2025 8:00 pm
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by David DeLoach » 6 Dec 2025 7:23 am

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Last post by Ted Smith
9 Dec 2025 8:00 pm
Kayton Roberts Front Neck C Diatonic sound

Last post by Chris Scruggs « 9 Dec 2025 7:43 pm
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by Jimmy Washington » 30 Nov 2025 7:51 am

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Last post by Chris Scruggs
9 Dec 2025 7:43 pm
Feedback problems on stage with my square neck Dobro. Any thoughts?

Last post by William Conley « 9 Dec 2025 5:35 am
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by William Conley » 13 Nov 2025 6:56 am
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9 Dec 2025 5:35 am
Any ideas what this is ?

Last post by Bob Thomason « 8 Dec 2025 2:21 pm
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by Bob Thomason » 8 Dec 2025 11:42 am

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Last post by Bob Thomason
8 Dec 2025 2:21 pm
Contemporary pickup that can ‘channel’ Oahu lap steel (229?) pickup

Last post by Glenn Wilde « 8 Dec 2025 4:13 am
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by Mark Evans » 20 Oct 2025 12:03 pm

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Last post by Glenn Wilde
8 Dec 2025 4:13 am
Announcements for online workshop, A Different Slant

Last post by Stanislav Paskalev « 7 Dec 2025 11:00 pm
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by Mike Neer » 14 Oct 2025 2:05 pm

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7 Dec 2025 11:00 pm
The Varilap

Last post by Jeff Highland « 7 Dec 2025 7:08 pm
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by Jeff Highland » 11 Nov 2025 8:55 pm

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Last post by Jeff Highland
7 Dec 2025 7:08 pm
tees without pedals

Last post by scott murray « 7 Dec 2025 1:49 pm

by scott murray » 7 Dec 2025 1:49 pm

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7 Dec 2025 1:49 pm
Django Reinhardt’s “Nuages”

Last post by Joe Evans « 7 Dec 2025 6:53 am
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by Nelson Checkoway » 4 Jan 2025 10:44 am

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Last post by Joe Evans
7 Dec 2025 6:53 am
Is Anyone using a Quilter Aviator Cub for lap steel guitar ?

Last post by Joe Evans « 5 Dec 2025 8:10 pm
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by Pat Briggs » 25 Nov 2025 10:47 am

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Last post by Joe Evans
5 Dec 2025 8:10 pm
King’s Serenade on my 1930 National

Last post by Lee Baucum « 5 Dec 2025 12:57 pm
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by Jean-Sebastien Gauthier » 5 Dec 2025 5:29 am

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Last post by Lee Baucum
5 Dec 2025 12:57 pm
Tiare no Tahiti …. Byrd, Isaacs, Akaka

Last post by Rick Aiello « 3 Dec 2025 11:33 pm
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by Rick Aiello » 28 Nov 2025 1:13 pm

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3 Dec 2025 11:33 pm
Sting tensions for 22.75" scale lap steel in Open D DADF#AD????

Last post by Doug Anderson « 2 Dec 2025 12:19 pm

by Doug Anderson » 2 Dec 2025 12:19 pm

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Last post by Doug Anderson
2 Dec 2025 12:19 pm
Any videos about nonpedal volume pedal usage?

Last post by Erv Niehaus « 2 Dec 2025 9:00 am
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by Pete Martin » 1 Dec 2025 3:53 pm

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Last post by Erv Niehaus
2 Dec 2025 9:00 am
5 humble diy lap steels

Last post by Tim Toberer « 2 Dec 2025 5:44 am
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by Mark DeSimone » 27 Nov 2025 12:02 pm

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Last post by Tim Toberer
2 Dec 2025 5:44 am
KILLING ME SOFTLY on custom built Clinesmith 8 string

Last post by Justin Wierenga « 2 Dec 2025 4:21 am
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by David DeLoach » 27 Mar 2025 10:01 pm

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Last post by Justin Wierenga
2 Dec 2025 4:21 am
Has anyone changed the stock pickup on a Gretsch lap steel G5700

Last post by Larry Lenhart « 1 Dec 2025 3:39 pm

by Larry Lenhart » 1 Dec 2025 3:39 pm

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1 Dec 2025 3:39 pm
Alfred Apaka - Mai Tai Mood Vol 4 Atomic Lounge Gooves

Last post by Joe Burke « 1 Dec 2025 6:05 am
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by Joe Burke » 28 Nov 2025 10:23 am

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Last post by Joe Burke
1 Dec 2025 6:05 am
Six-string to seven-string conversion

Last post by Stanislav Paskalev « 1 Dec 2025 2:23 am
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by D Schubert » 26 Nov 2025 9:28 am

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Last post by Stanislav Paskalev
1 Dec 2025 2:23 am
Hollow body lap steel tone?

Last post by Stephen Cowell « 28 Nov 2025 9:18 pm
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by Mark Evans » 3 Sep 2025 4:46 pm
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Last post by Stephen Cowell
28 Nov 2025 9:18 pm
Bobby Ingano plays Hawaiian Steel for Jimi Hendrix

Last post by Glenn Wilde « 26 Nov 2025 1:18 pm
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by Michael Kiese » 24 Nov 2025 4:29 pm

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Last post by Glenn Wilde
26 Nov 2025 1:18 pm
Very unusual lap steel (I want one)

Last post by Walter Webb « 26 Nov 2025 11:55 am
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by Paul Douglas » 18 Nov 2025 8:33 am

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Last post by Walter Webb
26 Nov 2025 11:55 am
Gibson Console Grande Question

Last post by Steve Roth « 25 Nov 2025 12:37 pm
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by Andy Sandoval » 4 Sep 2006 5:47 pm
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25 Nov 2025 12:37 pm
Do double-sided bullet bars exist ?

Last post by Stanislav Paskalev « 24 Nov 2025 8:07 am
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by Stanislav Paskalev » 22 Nov 2025 12:38 pm

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Last post by Stanislav Paskalev
24 Nov 2025 8:07 am
Any Advice on How to Get This Sound/Tone?

Last post by Ron Housley « 23 Nov 2025 7:38 pm
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by Ron Housley » 21 Nov 2025 5:05 pm

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23 Nov 2025 7:38 pm
Jerry Byrd Ohana Zoom Call

Last post by Michael Kiese « 23 Nov 2025 11:02 am
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by Michael Kiese » 17 Nov 2025 11:04 am

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Last post by Michael Kiese
23 Nov 2025 11:02 am
Roland Cube GX

Last post by Michael Kiese « 21 Nov 2025 7:28 pm
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by Bill Groner » 20 Nov 2025 3:21 am

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Last post by Michael Kiese
21 Nov 2025 7:28 pm
Where is ground attached on SX 2 Ash lap steel?

Last post by Doug Anderson « 20 Nov 2025 11:34 am
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by Doug Anderson » 17 Nov 2025 5:54 pm

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Last post by Doug Anderson
20 Nov 2025 11:34 am
Planning a trip to Hawaii

Last post by Jean-Sebastien Gauthier « 19 Nov 2025 9:24 am
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by Jean-Sebastien Gauthier » 10 Oct 2025 8:26 am

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Last post by Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
19 Nov 2025 9:24 am
The pentatonic scale goes deep!

Last post by Tim Toberer « 19 Nov 2025 6:25 am

by Tim Toberer » 19 Nov 2025 6:25 am

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Last post by Tim Toberer
19 Nov 2025 6:25 am
Coolest tone bar bar ever made

Last post by Mike Neer « 18 Nov 2025 3:35 pm
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by Mike Neer » 15 Nov 2025 8:35 am

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Last post by Mike Neer
18 Nov 2025 3:35 pm
String suggestions for Open D with Benders (stings 2 & 3). 22.5" SCALE

Last post by Steven Wilson « 18 Nov 2025 11:25 am
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by Doug Anderson » 17 Nov 2025 5:48 pm

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Last post by Steven Wilson
18 Nov 2025 11:25 am
How do you smooth a groove in a metal nut?

Last post by Joseph Lazo « 17 Nov 2025 8:51 am
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by Joseph Lazo » 16 Nov 2025 7:10 pm

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Last post by Joseph Lazo
17 Nov 2025 8:51 am
6-string Leavitt tuning diagrams (all scales)

Last post by Bill Hatcher « 16 Nov 2025 5:43 am
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by Stanislav Paskalev » 10 Nov 2025 12:24 pm

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Last post by Bill Hatcher
16 Nov 2025 5:43 am
Fender Triple Neck

Last post by Michael Kiese « 15 Nov 2025 1:51 pm
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by Gary Hockin » 1 Nov 2025 3:00 pm

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Last post by Michael Kiese
15 Nov 2025 1:51 pm
suggestions for lap steel stand

Last post by Michael Kiese « 15 Nov 2025 9:33 am
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by Larry Lenhart » 4 Oct 2025 6:27 am

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Last post by Michael Kiese
15 Nov 2025 9:33 am
Spark Amp Setting for Lap Steel to get Pedal Steel sound with benders????

Last post by Michael Lester « 15 Nov 2025 7:36 am
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by Doug Anderson » 14 Nov 2025 3:13 pm

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Last post by Michael Lester
15 Nov 2025 7:36 am
Jerry Byrd from 1978

Last post by Michael Kiese « 14 Nov 2025 7:57 pm
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by Rick Aiello » 20 Oct 2025 12:49 pm

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14 Nov 2025 7:57 pm
cord with longer right angle for Stringmaster?

Last post by Joe Burke « 14 Nov 2025 8:08 am
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by Pete Martin » 12 Nov 2025 12:35 pm

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Last post by Joe Burke
14 Nov 2025 8:08 am
Playing My Lap Steel with the worship team at church 08/31/25

Last post by David DeLoach « 12 Nov 2025 7:50 am
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by Dom Franco » 3 Sep 2025 1:52 pm

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12 Nov 2025 7:50 am
Another C6?

Last post by D Schubert « 12 Nov 2025 6:41 am
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by John Harmon » 11 Nov 2025 7:47 am

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12 Nov 2025 6:41 am
Drilling a thumb recess into a flat ended bullet bar

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by Mike Neer » 9 Nov 2025 7:03 pm

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11 Nov 2025 1:12 pm
where to buy wood for lap steel build????

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by Doug Anderson » 28 Oct 2025 10:26 am

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