Thank you Alan and Edward
It was a leap of faith in Ken, and I think Ranjit said 'will u make me a pair too?' just to shut me up.
It was fun but boy did it occupy my mind - so many parts to it !
The veneering was a journey in itself. I opted for the wrong method ( hammer hide glue) for the type of veneer i chose(paper backed) .
Had to scrape it off and had to use what i was trying to avoid - contact cement . we get only the messy type here (not the thixotropic) .
and i hadnt done any of this before.
I must declare I had help with the finishing tho.
But yes pleased with the result.
I look forward to reading yr thread Edward.