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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 15, 2019
Completed: Aug 09, 2019

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 16

glue in tail block

3

Jul 18

rout & glue-in end graft, kerf top edge, kerf bottom edge, brace back

4

Jul 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 29

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels, glue in top binding

7

Jul 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 31

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 1

first coat of oil

10

Aug 4

second coat of oil

11

Aug 5

third coat of oil

12

Aug 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 8

make saddle, (put in pickup, if any), cut nut, final fretwork, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set