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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 09, 2020
Completed: Aug 04, 2020

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Jul 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 10

glue in tail block

3

Jul 13

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

4

Jul 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 17

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

7

Jul 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 24

first coat of oil

10

Jul 27

second coat of oil

11

Jul 28

third coat of oil

12

Jul 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 3

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