OK, just a quick update on this.
I've decided that I will start making these to sell. This will be on a small batch "artisan" type model where I work for a while making them and then post them for sale (as opposed to a GB model where people prepay). I really don't want the stress and pressure of taking people's money and then being on a timetable to deliver.
I have some ideas that I think can turn out really amazing. For now each one will be unique, focused on a different design paradigm, but all with be CF and some will have aramid (Kevlar or Spectra) fiber reinforcing.
Production has already started and I plan to have a few (around 5ish) for initial sale by late July. It will take a while since I have to make them in my spare time, can only do one at a time (I only have 1 mold), and each one is 3-4 layers + finishing, with curing in between.
Thanks for all of you who have expressed support and interest in here as well as privately. I'm sooooo excited about where this is headed and I hope you guys will be delighted by what I produce.
Edit: some have asked why I haven't done this sooner; I was waiting for Hwood to finish his
Carbon Fiber sandwich-style case GB. I think it is an awesome idea and didn't want to derail his thread.