Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 27, 2024
Completed: Jul 23, 2024

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 29

glue in tail block

3

Jul 12

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

4

Jul 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 9

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

7

Jul 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 12

first coat of oil

10

Jul 15

second coat of oil

11

Jul 17

third coat of oil

12

Jul 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 22

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