Can I ask about a lap steel build ?

[milford59]

I hope it’s ok to ask the build experts about this, as it’s not bass guitar related,.... I am thinking of having a crack at building a lapsteel guitar out of a 40mm thick block of maple.... I have limited woodworking skills so don’t feel confident in gluing a sandwich of different coloured woods together, so I was wondering what I might be able to do to the edge of the lapsteel to give it a bit of interest ? Any suggestions will be welcome. Thanks !