start out by sanding and finishing your pot, and striker. I use a strip of masking tape, and tape off the striker tip. As for finish, you have lots to choose from. I use Polyacrylic. It's easy to spray on with a small air gun, and clean up is easy. I put 3 to 4 coats on. Sand inbetween coats with 400. Let dry and cure for a couple days, and then glue up. Start with the soundboard, and glue it with plumbers goop. set aside and put a can of soup on it for a weight. After a day, glue in the surface. again use a can of soup. Now I use a sharp knife on the glueing surface, and scrap it clean. Others may not. You can pick up oral syringes from your local drug store pharmacy for little to nothing. Put glue in it, and apply around the land and set the surface. Hope this helps. Scott.
