Here's a recap of a few things that happened between my updates.
--I ended up doing a second complete fret job. The more I played it, the less satisfied I became. The frets were still too tall and the crown wasn't exactly fantastic. I didn't really care for how the radius felt on the lower section of the neck either. This is the stock 10"-16" compound radius. I don't know, maybe for me, this is a solution for a problem I really don't have. If I'd do it again, I would just get a 12" straight radius and be done with it. So as I took the frets down, I just removed some of the "compoundedness". Now it's at the point where I don't have any niggling thoughts about how the neck feels when I'm playing.
--As I went about taping and removing tape for the fret jobs, I kept reburnishing the back of the neck. I took it up to 2500 grit, which just feels perfect for this neck.
--The truss rod cover as I originally had it was a bit too thick and chunky, so I slimmed it down to look like this:
Unless I come across something else that bothers me, I'm going to call this
DONE!!!
This pic was an accident when I was standing back up from taking the previous pic. I think it looks kind of weird and cool.
Thanks to everyone that helped me with this build, whether it was directly or indirectly. I appreciate everything I've learned from this forum. Whether I build another or not, it's time for me to play guitar now.
Hasta luego!!!
It does kinda look like that, doesn't it? Unfortunately, it was only the result of 55 year old knees trying to come up from a full kneeling position and my thumb hitting the damn screen as I reached for the chair beside me! 
I like your story better.
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