Here's my first -- a Stewmac mahogany dread. After three arduous months spending every free minute I could find to work on it (which wasn't much because I have two young kids), I finally was able to call my guitar "done." Done is a subjective term as I can see a few things I can fix even now. I put the strings on it the other night, half expecting the thing to collapse or fold in half, but it turns out I was overly pessimistic. It was MUCH more work than I ever imagined, and I was challenged every step of the way. I will probably do another one, but the honey-do list is so long I'd be committing suicide it I started another one right away.
Look close and you can see the finishing job leaves a LOT to be desired, and there are more than a few warts and "oops's", but overall I'm very happy. I'm even happier because it sounds pretty darned good considering. I can live with the warts if the sound is decent, which it is. I definitely need to go to school to learn how to finish, and I wish there were courses or workshops in my area, I could benefit from an experienced guiding hand.
I replaced the black plastic binding with rosewood and w/b/w purfling. I changed the headstock overlay and fretboard to rosewood (instead of ebony). I used a tortoise pickguard instead of the black one that came with the kit. I ditched the herringbone purfling on the top, and I swapped the ebony fretboard for a rosewood one as well. Finish is lacquer back and sides, Tru-oil top and neck. I tried to buff to a gloss, but wasn't very successful.
Anyways, here are a few photos. Thankfully, the macro feature on my camera is broken :).
Cheers,
Mark
Well done! Let us know how it sounds. 
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