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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 04, 2023
Committed Completion: Oct 30, 2023
Projected Completion: Oct 02, 2023

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Walnut markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & 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

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 6

glue in tail block

3

Sep 11

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

4

Sep 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 20

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

7

Sep 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 25

first coat of oil

10

Sep 26

second coat of oil

11

Sep 27

third coat of oil

12

Sep 28

fourth coat of oil

13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

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

  
Original Wood Set