Pedal Board

2 years ago by mpg to c/woodworking

I built a pedal board to use in my band (lake effect is in the band name); it’s basically a box with a slot to route power out of, and to the velcro’d down pedals on top.

It was my first time using a dremel to engrave, and I’m happy with how that turned out! I traced the characters from a print out, then engraved the outline, then the fill, then painted the inside.

The wood is stained cedar with a couple of coats of poly. The main body was put together with pocket hole joinery.

mpg 8 points 2 years ago

A few process shots:

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panchzila 2 points 2 years ago

The engraving looks really nice. The whole piece came out nicely.

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mpg 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks so much!

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streetfestival 5 points 2 years ago

As a former guitar player my first question was what are the two pedals that create "Lake Effect" lol, then I read the description. That is such a beautiful pedal board!! Looks like there's room for another 1, possibly 2, pedals. And I like the idea that a band's name is not just on the bass drum lol

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pimento64 3 points 2 years ago

I want to check your band out, where's your stuff at?

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mpg 4 points 2 years ago

That’s so sweet, thank you! But we are just playing local bars, nothing too fancy and no internet presence (yet?). It’s bluegrass, and I play banjo in it.

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WarmSoda 3 points 2 years ago

I like this a lot. My pedal board is literally a 2x4 with Velcro strips that looks pretty much identical to yours. Without the cool wiring job of course.

Rock n roll!

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