Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 23, 2019
Completed: Oct 17, 2019

  • Red Maple back & sides

  • Torrefied Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is currently not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Sep 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 24

glue in tail block

3

Sep 27

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

4

Sep 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 4

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

7

Oct 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 8

first coat of oil

10

Oct 9

second coat of oil

11

Oct 10

third coat of oil

12

Oct 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 16

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

Original Wood Set