Those really look great. VERY impressive!

You're dad posted about his hand sometime ago, so I don't think you'll be in too much trouble. Sorry that he is still having trouble with it. Hope they've finally got it and he's on the mend. He's a popular guy around here ;-)

Looks like the apple did not fall far from the tree. If that's what mine looked like after finial buffing and polishing I'd be pretty happy!