Gilmer Wood Company

Pink Ivory Turning Squares
A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.
Spindle Turning Blank Assortment
The species we have included in this assortment were all chosen for their ease in turning. This is the perfect sampling of species for a beginning turner interested in imported woods. Species listed below are shown left to right in the photograph. Mesquite - 3 x 3 x 5 1/2-6" African Blackwood - 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 7 1/2 and longer Cocobolo - 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 12" Striped Ebony - 13/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 12" Mexican Bocote - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12". Muhuhu - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12" East Indian Rosewood - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12-14" The first image shows how you will receive these pieces. In the second photograph, we have surfaced all the pieces to show what the wood looks like in a more finished form. The pieces show in this photograph are representative of the pieces you will receive. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Ziricote Bargain Box
Ziricote is another timber we get from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is a lovely wood with a very pronounced ray fleck on radial surfaces sometimes producing a "landscape" effect much like picture jasper. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 11.5 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
Ziricote Bargain Box
Ziricote is another timber we get from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is a lovely wood with a very pronounced ray fleck on radial surfaces sometimes producing a "landscape" effect much like picture jasper. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 14 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
African Blackwood Bargain Box
The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 15 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
Mediterranean Olivewood Bargain Box
A wood of biblical importance, no wood is more closely associated with history and the development of civilization than Olivewood. A beautifully variegated timber. Partially air-dried. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 13.5 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
Mediterranean Olivewood Bargain Box
A wood of biblical importance, no wood is more closely associated with history and the development of civilization than Olivewood. A beautifully variegated timber. Partially air-dried. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 14.25 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
Snakewood Bargain Box
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam. Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects. Net weight is 14 lbs. Pieces are various sizes.
Thinwood Bundle
This bundle contains a mix of species, including Figured Mahogany, Figured Padouk, Guatemalan Rosewood, Western Red Cedar, Cocobolo, Pink Ivory, Castello Boxwood, Redwood, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, African Blackwood, Masur Birch, and Santos Rosewood. 24 pieces. Due to CITES regulations, these can only be shipped to addresses in the United States.
Black Limba Instrument Billets
Beautifully variegated and colored, Black Limba is easy to work and finish. This wood is found in the equatorial forests of West Africa. Black Limba has wonderful tonal properties and is suitable for both solid-body guitars and acoustic guitars. Easy to work and takes a nice polish. Kiln-dried.
Guatemalan Rosewood Guitar Neck Stringer Billets
This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Figured Tasmanian Blackwood
The heartwood of Tasmanian Blackwood is a golden-brown to reddish-brown color, oftentimes with darker streaks. It is extremely lustrous and takes a beautiful, smooth finish. It is a very close match to Koa and the type of figuring and tonal qualities is similar.
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings. Quartersawn. Kiln-dried.
Guatemalan Rosewood
This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Guatemalan Rosewood
This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Macassar Ebony
A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.
Brazilian Bloodwood
Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.
West African Ebony
Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.
European Pearwood Turning Squares
Almost all Pearwood imported into the U.S.A. has been steamed to bring out a more pinkish-red color and to prevent drying stresses. Formerly the wood was used for carving, turning, drawing instruments, wood engravings, textile printing blocks, and tool handles. Stained black it is an excellent substitute for Ebony. Contemporary uses include woodwinds such as recorders, furniture, kitchen accessories, jewelry and other boxes, and architectural uses such as paneling and doors.
European Pearwood Turning Squares
Almost all Pearwood imported into the U.S.A. has been steamed to bring out a more pinkish-red color and to prevent drying stresses. Formerly the wood was used for carving, turning, drawing instruments, wood engravings, textile printing blocks, and tool handles. Stained black it is an excellent substitute for Ebony. Contemporary uses include woodwinds such as recorders, furniture, kitchen accessories, jewelry and other boxes, and architectural uses such as paneling and doors.