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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 10, 2023
Completed: May 05, 2023

  • Cherry back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Koa body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Kingwood fretboard with Koa binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Custom 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

Apr 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 11

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

3

Apr 12

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

4

Apr 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 19

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

7

Apr 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 25

first coat of oil

10

Apr 28

second coat of oil

11

May 1

third coat of oil

12

May 2

fourth coat of oil

13

May 3

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

14

May 5

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