Betty,
Get that rod finished and show us some pictures. As we say around the clinic, if it wasn't documented it never happened. Those blanks should make really sweet casting rods. I don't know if you remember, but I had the 8' 4 weight Diamondglass rod with me at the Bennett Spring Fish In several years ago. It is still one of my favorite rods, but it doesn't get as much use as it once did because I have so many rods to keep in rotation.

Larry