How to make a Martin-style acoustic guitar truss rod from scratch

Important update on truss rod nut method:    • Important update: Martin-style acoustic gu...   Here's my way of making a Martin-style truss rod from basic stuff you can find in any hardware store. I'm in Hobart, Australia, so if I can get this without ordering online, pretty much anyone can. And as is clearly demonstrated here, you don't even need much by way of skill either. I'm Trevor Magnusson, I started this caper about four years ago, and I'm getting better at it. Just.Very.Slowly. More details at my website, www.cloneensemble.com.