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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 19, 2019
Completed: Jul 16, 2019

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 20

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

3

Jun 21

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

4

Jun 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 2

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

7

Jul 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 9

first coat of oil

10

Jul 10

second coat of oil

11

Jul 11

third coat of oil

12

Jul 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 15

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

14

Jul 16

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