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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 24, 2024
Committed Completion: Jun 19, 2024
Projected Completion: May 22, 2024

  • Figured Sycamore back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot 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

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 25

glue in tail block

3

Apr 29

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

4

Apr 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 2

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

7

May 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

first coat of oil

  

10

second coat of oil

  

11

third coat of oil

  

12

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