The Guitar Project is Finished

I put rod making on hold this winter to build a guitar.  It's finally finished.  Started with a Stewart-MacDonald kit, added Groover tuners, a couple quarts of lacquer and a few specialized tools.  It turned out much better than expected.  It has first build issues, but they're cosmetic and hard to spot.  Sounds great and the action is low and easy on my amateur fingers.  It was a fun build.  Looking at kayak kits now.

I realize this is off topic for a rod makers blog, but for what it's worth, stringed instruments, wooden boats, and fly rods seem to be common to the secret society of bamboo rod makers.