Newbie Questions

[Dana Woodaman]

Hello all,
I have just gotten interested in building my own synth after looking at
the Fatman from PAiA which looks simple enough for even a klutz like me
to be successful with. I was wondering if there were any other companies
that I should check out that produce kits; also any recommendations on a
good book that will help me get up to speed with the basic techinques of
circut board building; and are there plans anywhere to make modular
synth devices and things like hardware sequencers?
Thanks so much and I hope this isn't to basic for y'all.
Dana Woodaman