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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 17, 2020
Completed: Dec 09, 2020

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & 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

Nov 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 12

glue in tail block

3

Nov 16

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

4

Nov 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 19

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

7

Nov 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 30

first coat of oil

10

Dec 1

second coat of oil

11

Dec 2

third coat of oil

12

Dec 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 8

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

Original Wood Set