Figured Hard Maple 4 piece Guitar Neck Blank

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Because of the generally small size of available logs, most sawmills produce flatsawn boards which will show a broken curl on the surface and a fiddleback curl on the quartersawn edge. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

Item Number: IW35552

Figured Bubinga Guitar Finger Boards

Called by some woodworkers African Rosewood, Bubinga is a deep, lustrous, brownish-red color with a fine, darker striping. The figure makes the wood doubly beautiful. It is very hard and heavy and takes a glassy, smooth finish. Kiln-dried.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35547

$30.00

A 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 21 1/8"

$30.00

B 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 21 1/8"

$30.00

C 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 9/16"

Figured Bubinga Guitar Finger Boards

Called by some woodworkers African Rosewood, Bubinga is a deep, lustrous, brownish-red color with a fine, darker striping. The figure makes the wood doubly beautiful. It is very hard and heavy and takes a glassy, smooth finish. Kiln-dried.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35546

Figured Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Finger Boards

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Figured somewhat like that of burl with many small eyes separate from each other. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

Item Number: IW35545

$30.00

A 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 22 1/8"

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Neck Blanks

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Because of the generally small size of available logs, most sawmills produce flatsawn boards which will show a broken curl on the surface and a fiddleback curl on the quartersawn edge. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

B has a shallow bark inclusion on one face. In the images, you can see the neck template drawn is not impacted by the minor defect.

Item Number: IW35542

$45.00

A 15/16 x 4 1/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

C 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 30 1/8"

Figured Hard Maple 3 piece Guitar Neck Sets

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Because of the generally small size of available logs, most sawmills produce flatsawn boards which will show a broken curl on the surface and a fiddleback curl on the quartersawn edge. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

Item Number: IW35541

$75.00

B ea. pc. 7/8 x 4 x 30"

Air Dried English Elm Solid Body Guitar Blank

Item Number: IW35540

Mexican Bocote Guitar Finger Boards

Bocote is an oily wood with a yellowish to dark brown color accented with irregular black stripes and streaks. It has a spicy smell and is hard, heavy and strong. It is easy to work and takes a very nice polish. This beautiful wood is seldom seen in woodworker's shops.

Item Number: IW35537

$35.00

A 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 22"

Macassar Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW35534

$50.00

B 3/8 x 3 x 29 5/8"

$50.00

C 3/8 x 3 x 29 5/8"

Black Chacate Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35526

Black Chacate Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35525

Figured Black Chacate Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35524

African Blackwood Guitar Neck Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35523

$225.00

B 1 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 32 1/8"

Figured Black Chacate Bass Guitar Finger Board

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35521

Brazilian Kingwood Ukulele & Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: W40216

Black Chacate Guitar Bridge Blanks

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35520

Brazilian Kingwood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35519

$12.50

D 1/2 x 2 x 8"

Sabah Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

This Indonesian Ebony is also known as Kayu Malam. It usually has nice striping on the radial face and is easy to work and sand and takes a very nice finish. Used for cabinetry, furniture, turned objects, jewelry cases, knife handles, and other precious items. Air-dried.

Item Number: IW35518

Brazilian Kingwood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35517

Black Chacate Guitar Finger Boards

Also called Tsotso. Our material is from Mozambique but it is found in other E. African & S. African locales. It is golden brown with darker streaks. Very hard and heavy but machines well with few problems. Excellent for cabinetry and wood turning. Capable of taking a high polish and is stable in service.

Item Number: IW35516

$35.00

B 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 20 1/2"

$35.00

F 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 22 1/4"

Figured Knob Thorn Acacia 2 piece Lam Top Guitar Set

Item Number: IW35515

Figured Knob Thorn Acacia 2 piece Lam Top Guitar Sets

Item Number: IW35514

$65.00

B ea. pc. 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 20 11/16"

Brazilian Kingwood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35512

$15.00

A 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 8"

$15.00

B 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 8"

$15.00

D 1/2 x 2 x 8 1/8"

Brazilian Kingwood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35511

$50.00

G 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 21 1/16"

$50.00

H 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 21 3/16"

Black Limba Guitar Neck Stringer 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.

Item Number: IW35509

$40.00

A 1 13/16 x 4 x 30 1/2"

$45.00

B 1 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 30 3/16"

$45.00

C 1 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 30 3/16"

$45.00

D 1 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 30"

Figured Red Milkwood Lam Top Guitar Sets

This South African hardwood is close-grained, hard and heavy and durable.

Item Number: IW35501

$60.00

B ea. pc. 3/16-1/4 x 7 x 20 13/16"

West African Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35495

$12.00

A 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 8 1/16"

West African Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35494

Movingui 2 piece Guitar Neck Sets

Also called African Satinwood. Generally golden-yellow in color with a very lustrous appearance. Movingui has nice tonal characteristics-bright and "pingy".

Item Number: IW35482

Old Growth East Indian Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of the classic Rosewoods, traditionally used for furniture, turnery, jewelry boxes and furniture accessories. Richly colored and capable of a fine finish, it is dimensionally stable in service.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

These are from stock we have had for 50 years and are extreme well seasoned and air dried.

Item Number: IW35480

$15.00

A 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

B 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

C 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

E 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

F 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

H 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

Old Growth East Indian Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of the classic Rosewoods, traditionally used for furniture, turnery, jewelry boxes and furniture accessories. Richly colored and capable of a fine finish, it is dimensionally stable in service.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

These are from stock we have had for 50 years and are extreme well seasoned and air dried.

Item Number: IW35479

$15.00

A 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

$15.00

D 1/2-9/16 x 1 1/2-1 9/16 x 10"

Pomelle Zebra Instrument Billets

This striped wood develops a beautiful golden patina as it ages.

Item Number: IW35478

$125.00

A 1 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 22 11/16"

$125.00

C 1 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 22 3/4"

Movingui 2 piece Guitar Neck Set

Also called African Satinwood. Generally golden-yellow in color with a very lustrous appearance. Movingui has nice tonal characteristics-bright and "pingy".

Item Number: IW35476

Movingui Guitar Neck Stringer Billet

Also called African Satinwood. Generally golden-yellow in color with a very lustrous appearance. Movingui has nice tonal characteristics-bright and "pingy".

This neck blank is more yellow than it appears in the photos.

Item Number: IW35475

Prima Vera 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

Also called Palo Blanco, this Mexican & Central American species is yellow-white in color with a medium texture. Almost always shows a ribbon-stripe figure on the radial surface. Very lustrous. Used for fine furniture and cabinetry, musical instruments, jewelry boxes, and turnery.

Item Number: IW35473

Prima Vera 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Also called Palo Blanco, this Mexican & Central American species is yellow-white in color with a medium texture. Almost always shows a ribbon-stripe figure on the radial surface. Very lustrous. Used for fine furniture and cabinetry, musical instruments, jewelry boxes, and turnery.

Item Number: IW35472

Guatemalan Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

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.

Item Number: IW35470

$10.00

E 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 8"

$10.00

F 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 8"

$10.00

G 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 8"

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Neck Stringer Billets

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.

Flatsawn.

Item Number: IW35468

$55.00

B 3/8 x 4 1/16 x 29 5/8"

$55.00

C 5/16-3/8 x 4 1/16 x 29 3/4"

$55.00

D 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 30"

$55.00

E 3/8 x 4 1/16 x 29 1/2"

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Neck Stringer Billets

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.

Flatsawn.

Item Number: IW35467

$45.00

A 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 28 5/8"

$45.00

B 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 29 3/16"

$45.00

D 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 29 1/4"

$55.00

E 3/8 x 4 3/16 x 29 1/4"

$55.00

F 5/16 x 4 x 29 1/4"

White Limba 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Also known in the guitar trade as Korina. This is a fairly lightweight, light-colored wood from West Africa with excellent tonal qualities. Occasional logs have a dark colored heart which produces what we call Black Limba.

Item Number: IW35461

$90.00

B 2 x 14 7/16 x 20 5/16"

Genuine Mahogany Instrument Billet

Also called Acajou, Tropical American Mahogany, and Honduras Mahogany. This medium to large tree occurs throughout Central and South America. Related to Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis). It produces one of the classic furniture and cabinetmaking woods. The heartwood varies from a light reddish-brown to a rich, dark red. Generally straight grained and exceptionally stable, it is easy to machine, hand plane, sand and finish. Occasional logs produce several figures, curly, quilted, and the rare plum pudding figure which looks like large drips running down the board. Used in fine furniture and joinery, boat building, and in the guitar industry for acoustic sets and necks.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35459

Padouk Guitar Neck Blank

This brick-red colored West African hardwood was once one of the more common imported hardwoods but has become increasingly scarce in the last couple of years. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish and is dimensionally stable. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW35458

African Blackwood Guitar Finger Boards

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.

G has a bug hole that is parallel to the face. It may surface out or be covered by a fret.

Item Number: IW35456

$50.00

D 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 20 11/16"

$65.00

E 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 1/16"

$65.00

F 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 20 5/16"

Figured European Pearwood Carve Top Guitar Set with Sides

This brick-red colored West African hardwood was once one of the more common imported hardwoods but has become increasingly scarce in the last couple of years. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish and is dimensionally stable. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW35454

Figured European Pearwood Carve Top Guitar Set with Sides

This brick-red colored West African hardwood was once one of the more common imported hardwoods but has become increasingly scarce in the last couple of years. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish and is dimensionally stable. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW35453

Figured Sapele Guitar Neck Blanks

The Sapele tree is found in tropical West & Central Africa. Even when without figure as this board Sapele has an amazing luster and takes a beautiful polish.

Item Number: IW35450

$135.00

A 2 3/4 x 3 1/16 x 30 1/8"

$175.00

C 2 13/16 x 4 1/16 x 30"

Lightly Figured Genuine Mahogany Instrument Billets

Also called Acajou, Tropical American Mahogany, and Honduras Mahogany. This medium to large tree occurs throughout Central and South America. Related to Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis). It produces one of the classic furniture and cabinetmaking woods. The heartwood varies from a light reddish-brown to a rich, dark red. Generally straight grained and exceptionally stable, it is easy to machine, hand plane, sand and finish. Occasional logs produce several figures, curly, quilted, and the rare plum pudding figure which looks like large drips running down the board. Used in fine furniture and joinery, boat building, and in the guitar industry for acoustic sets and necks.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Some broad, ropey figure.

Item Number: IW35447

Figured Genuine Mahogany 2 piece Guitar Neck Sets

Also called Acajou, Tropical American Mahogany, and Honduras Mahogany. This medium to large tree occurs throughout Central and South America. Related to Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis). It produces one of the classic furniture and cabinetmaking woods. The heartwood varies from a light reddish-brown to a rich, dark red. Generally straight grained and exceptionally stable, it is easy to machine, hand plane, sand and finish. Occasional logs produce several figures, curly, quilted, and the rare plum pudding figure which looks like large drips running down the board. Used in fine furniture and joinery, boat building, and in the guitar industry for acoustic sets and necks.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35446

African Blackwood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35442

$10.00

C 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 8 1/8"

$10.00

D 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 8 1/16"

$10.00

E 1/2 x 2 x 8 1/8"

Figured Genuine Mahogany Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Also called Acajou, Tropical American Mahogany, and Honduras Mahogany. This medium to large tree occurs throughout Central and South America. Related to Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) and Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis). It produces one of the classic furniture and cabinetmaking woods. The heartwood varies from a light reddish-brown to a rich, dark red. Generally straight grained and exceptionally stable, it is easy to machine, hand plane, sand and finish. Occasional logs produce several figures, curly, quilted, and the rare plum pudding figure which looks like large drips running down the board. Used in fine furniture and joinery, boat building, and in the guitar industry for acoustic sets and necks.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: IW35437