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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 06, 2022
Completed: May 03, 2022

  • Walnut top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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

Apr 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 7

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

3

Apr 11

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

4

Apr 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 15

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

7

Apr 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 22

first coat of oil

10

Apr 26

second coat of oil

11

third coat of oil

  

12

Apr 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 28

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

14

May 2

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