The first part of the electric guitar kit program was unboxing the kit and beginning with a video tutorial on initial preparations for the guitar body. I watched the video STEM Guitar Kit Assembly Video (first 4 minutes). It was in this video that Tru-Oil was mentioned, and I began my great hunt for Tru-Oil (to be found in the gun aisle at Walmart, which I can honestly say I never entered until my search for Tru-Oil began).
I took the unboxing one step at a time and left the majority of the things I didn’t need in the few boxes I had until it came time to use them. The first item to leave my work area and move to the porch was the guitar body, for the beginning sanding work. I think if this video had been broken into portions, it would have been helpful, although it was recommended to only watch the first few minutes (I was tempted to watch further).
I then went on a hunt for items. A friend of mine lent me some items (drill and drill bits, a screwdriver set, coping saw, and a 10-millimeter socket wrench). Throughout the next few weeks, I made several trips visiting or ordering from the following list of stores with everything I recall purchasing (it all came in handy!): from Amazon.com (soldering rosin, wirecutter, small needle-nose pliers, wire stripper, fret leveler, furniture slides, Frogtape, and soldering iron tip cleaner), Ace Hardware (various sandpapers, standard painter’s tape, paste wax) Lowes (coping blades because I broke one, and mineral oil) Family Dollar (permanent markers, microfiber cloths, and a cheap baking pan for soldering), JoAnn Fabrics (sparkly Color pour Prism Varnish and a paintbrush) , O’Reilly Auto Parts (feeler gauges), and Aubuchon Hardware (Feed N Wax) for my additional guitar building needs. I had on hand rags, a piece of wood, a c-clamp, trash bags, a soldering iron, camping utility cord, additional screwdrivers, and a tape measurer.
It was at this point I dreamed of having a garage or work area to do this work – but alas, I do not where I live currently, and due to the fact that I was doing this without access to my work Makerspace at the time, I would be working completely from my home to complete the project. My workplaces became my guest bedroom and my porch (I am so happy I have a porch).
Skills Required:
Listening, Locating Storage, Following Instructions
Unboxing electric guitar kit with cat for comparion 
Unboxing electric guitar kit by my computer 
Electric guitar kit unboxing number third image
