 He built his first guitar in his uncle's workshop, when he couldn't find the Floyd Rose guitar he wanted to buy, and decided to built it himself instead.His uncle mentored Sheldon with notions of woodworking, metalworking and finishing, after which he built 3 guitars, which he toured with for 3 years.He modified those guitars during his tours, in his hotel rooms, after which Sheldon decided to go back to Saskatoon to start a guitar neck manufacturing business..