When my grand-daughter Kate Kotses was born, her mother (my elder daughter Meredith) and her father (Peter Kotses) named their baby after my younger daughter Kate. So we have “Big Kate” and “Little Kate” to make conversations interesting. When Lil’ Kate was five I made a miniature J-35 like “Grandpas”. It was great fun, and while making the little guitar was pretty easy, making a “fire-stripe” pick guard was difficult. So, I discovered this new finishing trick along the way . . .