Saltheart, thanks for the info and suggestions, although your expertise in this area far exceeds mine and I was a little lost at the end, hence your suggestion to leave it to the experts... agreed.
I am only in the "kicking the tires stage" of this build and have a lot of homework to do before I settle on a blank and final layout. I'm planning to get down to see Chef and the Century crew in Nov. in Charlestown as I am interested in a couple of their blanks too, particularly the new rods they have coming out. Also the winter shows to see whats out there for deals.
You suggested the adjusted NGC/Fuji Concept layout for whatever rod I choose. Does this change from manufacturer/manufacturer or does it more pertain to the individual rods action? If that makes sense. Also, the KWAG frames I saw were only stainless steel, do they come black also? Thanks for the input.