Man you sure know how to roll with the punches :) I don't think you should talk it down so much... DIY or not, that's a tidy looking box you made! Don't sweat panel mount pots either, I actually prefer them in use, but of course they're harder to wire... That looks nice. I was about to suggest black mounting hardware, if you don't like the nuts being exposed under the skirt of the knob (omg, there's a few double-meanings there!), but it seems like you've kinda already got that covered (more pun)...How come some of the pots have that hexagonal black cover over the nut, but some don't?