I play a vintage1959 round neck Dobro set up for traditional playing. I usually play with a traditional hold and a brass SlideRite slide on my little finger, being shy of the lap playing style as limiting and awkward... until now! This is absolutely, bar none, the best Dobro bar I've tried. (Mine is 4.3 oz. contrary to the Amazon description) From steel to copper to brass and glass, I've found found bars too heavy or too light and awkward to hold. This one is just right.
The contours for gripping this bar are very comfortable, allowing for a relaxed hold that delivers a wonderfully clean, clear tone. It floats over the strings with the lightest guidance. I love it!

I love it for my Weissenborn but it might be a tad light for dobro with extra heavy strings. About as light as you would want to go and still have good sustain, especially on the 6th string (I'm using 0.056"). The light weight allows for fast, effortless movement/acceleration, hammer-ons and vibrato, and a lighter touch for medium-heavy strings and lower action of a Weissenborn. I have five steels and this one is now my favorite. The stainless steel surface has a mirror finish and should be a lot more resistant to dings and scratches than plated brass.

I have a Stevens slide that cramped my hand. The grip is too small. This one is perfect. Well worth the money. No need to look for another slide.

When I first started playing dobro, this steel was WAY more comfortable to my hand than the Lap Dawg. It's considerably taller, and the wood both feels nice and helps me keep a decent grip on the bar. The Lap Dawg made my hand cramp initially, so the extra height really seemed to help me get used to playing a square neck.

I did eventually switch over to the Lap Dawg as my primary steel, but I've recently started switching back and forth. Some of the differences between this and the Lap Dawg (which is currently my only other steel):
* This is a bit longer.
* This one significantly more angled edges. That makes it hard to switch back and forth.
* This is stainless steel, and seems like it might be holding up better. My Lap Dawg's got a few dings and scratches. This has some tiny scratches but nothing I can feel on the strings.
* As mentioned, this one's much easier to hold onto during a long jam because the wood doesn't get slippery like an all metal steel.

I like this hardwood and stainless steel slide the best, it's my go to slide. I've use all metal slides and I find them heavy and cold. The combo of wood and metal is my favorite. Warm in my hand from the wood and it allows me to not play heavy handed as I do with the heavier all metal slides.