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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 31, 2023
Completed: Sep 07, 2023

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Bloodwood markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 1

glue in tail block

3

Aug 2

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

4

Aug 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 21

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

7

Aug 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 28

first coat of oil

10

Aug 29

second coat of oil

11

Aug 31

third coat of oil

12

Aug 31

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 6

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