It is an excellent kit! Stew Mac is a great company. But it is not as easy to put together as the name kit implies, in fact no kit is (its not like building a model car kit). I learned a lot of the different guitar repairs under a master luthier before I built one, I had his help and it turned out great. Now I build guitars from scratch. If put together right it will make you an excellent guitar but if put together wrong it will make expensive fire wood.
It doesn't take a whole lot of special tools to build one but I would recommend or insist that you buy a body mold.
Blues Creek has a good one:
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com/cat...products_id=29
You may also want to try one of his kits or attend one of his classes. John is a great guy to deal with and you will get personal service.