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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 05, 2019
Completed: Dec 06, 2019

  • Curly Cherry back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Classic
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

Nov 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 8

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Nov 12

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

4

Nov 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 18

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

7

Nov 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 26

first coat of oil

10

Nov 27

second coat of oil

11

Nov 29

third coat of oil

12

Dec 2

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 4

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Dec 6

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set