Yesterday I put a mandolin I built in the hands of my first customer, gave it to him "in the white" for a couple of days to check out. He's a co-worker, and he wrote me this morning about it talking about how much he loved it. I'm also building one for his friend, so that's who he's referring to when he mentions Scott. Here's part of our IM conversation, enjoy


John/... My wife seemed to like it white. I know Scott wants his stained, but what do you think about doing a blonde?

Darren Kern/RT... Umm, since you're a religious man, I will bite my tongue.