Figured European Sycamore Instrument Billets

This European Maple is native to central Europe and west Asia. It is a tough, white or cream colored, fine-grained timber. It reminds me of vanilla ice cream because it is so even-colored. It works well in any grain direction. It is used for musical instruments, furniture, cabinetry, and because it is non-staining it is used for kitchen utensils, wooden spoons, rolling pins, and cutting boards. The figure is fiddleback on the quartersawn surface and more of a broken curl on the flatsawn surface. Select, quartersawn material is used for violin backs and sides and necks. Dry.

Item Number: IW36436

Sugar Pine 2 piece & 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

A is 2 piece.
B is 3 piece.

Item Number: IW36434

Swamp Ash 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

Item Number: IW36433

East Indian Rosewood 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

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.

Item Number: IW36428

Spanish Cedar Neck Through the Body Blank

Also called Cigar Box Cedar because of its aromatic scent and its wide use in tobacco humidors. It resembles the wood of South American Mahogany to which it is related. Heartwood color varies from a light pinkish brown to reddish brown. It is fairly light in weight.

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

Item Number: IW36427

Honduras Rosewood Oversized Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36424

$12.00

E 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 7/16"

$12.00

F 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 7/16"

Honduras Rosewood Oversized Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36423

$15.00

F 1/8-3/16 x 3 7/8 x 12"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36422

$10.00

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

$10.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$12.00

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

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36421

$25.00

B 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 22"

$25.00

E 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 22 1/8"

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36420

$50.00

B 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

C 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 30 1/8"

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36419

Swamp Ash Instrument Billets

This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

Item Number: IW36418

Ziricote Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW36417

$10.00

D 1/2 x 2 3/8 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: IW36416

$8.00

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

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: IW36415

West African Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW36414

West African Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW36413

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A sold x x

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B sold x x

$

C sold x x

$

D sold x x

$10.00

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

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

Originating in S.E. Asia, especially Indonesia, this Ebony is sometimes called Malaysian Blackwood. The heartwood is dark, sometimes with black stripes or streaking and oftentimes with a greenish cast in sharp contrast to the white to straw colored sapwood. We import this in large cants up to 8 x 14" with lengths to 10 feet. The wood is hard and heavy and is capable of a fine, high polish. Excellent for turnery and precious woodworks such as musical instruments, boxes, jewelry, etc.

Item Number: IW36410

$55.00

A 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 28 1/2"

$55.00

E 3/8 x 3 5/16 x 28 1/2"

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

Originating in S.E. Asia, especially Indonesia, this Ebony is sometimes called Malaysian Blackwood. The heartwood is dark, sometimes with black stripes or streaking and oftentimes with a greenish cast in sharp contrast to the white to straw colored sapwood. We import this in large cants up to 8 x 14" with lengths to 10 feet. The wood is hard and heavy and is capable of a fine, high polish. Excellent for turnery and precious woodworks such as musical instruments, boxes, jewelry, etc.

Item Number: IW36409

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

Originating in S.E. Asia, especially Indonesia, this Ebony is sometimes called Malaysian Blackwood. The heartwood is dark, sometimes with black stripes or streaking and oftentimes with a greenish cast in sharp contrast to the white to straw colored sapwood. We import this in large cants up to 8 x 14" with lengths to 10 feet. The wood is hard and heavy and is capable of a fine, high polish. Excellent for turnery and precious woodworks such as musical instruments, boxes, jewelry, etc.

Item Number: IW36408

$65.00

D 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 30"

West African Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

Originating in S.E. Asia, especially Indonesia, this Ebony is sometimes called Malaysian Blackwood. The heartwood is dark, sometimes with black stripes or streaking and oftentimes with a greenish cast in sharp contrast to the white to straw colored sapwood. We import this in large cants up to 8 x 14" with lengths to 10 feet. The wood is hard and heavy and is capable of a fine, high polish. Excellent for turnery and precious woodworks such as musical instruments, boxes, jewelry, etc.

Item Number: IW36407

$65.00

D 3/8 x 4 x 32 1/8"

$65.00

E 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 32 1/8"

Freijo Guitar Neck Blanks

Also called Jennywood, our stock is from Brazil. Freijo is olive-brown to golden brown in color, similar to Teak, occasionally with darker stripes. It has large, flaky, lustrous medullary rays on the quartersawn surfaces. Moderately hard and heavy, dimensionally stable, it works easily and takes a beautiful finish. Used for furniture and cabinets, millwork, msuical instruments and turnery projects.

Item Number: IW36406

Camphor Burl Lam Top Guitar Set

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: IW36404

Canarywood Guitar Neck Through the Body Blank

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

Item Number: IW36401

Black Limba Guitar Neck Blank

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.

Item Number: IW36400

Black Limba Guitar Neck Stringer Blank

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.

Item Number: IW36399

Ziricote Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW36398

$10.00

A 1/2 x 2 x 7 15/16"

$10.00

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

Ziricote Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

A has a little bit of wane on one corner.

Item Number: IW36397

$12.50

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

Canarywood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

Item Number: IW36396

$40.00

A 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 30 1/16"

Canarywood Guitar Finger Boards

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

Item Number: IW36395

$30.00

A 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 7/8"

$30.00

D 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 7/8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36394

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36393

$30.00

A 5/16-3/8 x 2 3/4 x 20 3/16"

$30.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 2 3/4 x 20 3/16"

Canarywood Guitar Neck Blank

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

This neck blank has a small bug hole on one corner which seems to stay parallel to the face and shouldn't cause any problems in making the neck.

Item Number: IW36391

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36388

$45.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 3 3/8 x 30 3/16"

$50.00

D 5/16-3/8 x 3 7/8 x 30 3/16"

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36385

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36384

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36383

Panama Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

This is a previously undescribed Dalbergia (rosewood) specie from an obscure corner of Panama. Only one small, expensive log was available and we took a chance by buying it. The useable material was quite nice with beautiful color and grain and a sweet, aromatic scent. We dried and sawed some guitar backs and sides out of one billet and it has very nice tonal qualities. We also have some 1" and 2" lumber available. The supply is very limited of this rare rosewood.

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

Item Number: IW36381

$30.00

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

$30.00

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

$30.00

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

$30.00

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

Black Limba 2 piece Guitar Neck Sets

Beautiful, lustrous grain with big, silvery medullary rays.

Item Number: IW36380

$60.00

C ea. pc. 1 7/8 x 3 x 30 5/16"

Pau Rosa Ukulele Back & Sides Sets

Hard & heavy & capable of a beautiful polish. Rare on the American market. Partially air dried.

The dark spots you see in the photo are naturally occurring in the wood.

Item Number: IW36376

Ribbon Striped Genuine Mahogany Lam Top Guitar 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: IW36375

African Blackwood Lam Top Guitar Set

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: IW36374

Figured Hard Maple Lam Top Guitar 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: IW36373

Pau Rosa Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Hard & heavy & capable of a beautiful polish. Rare on the American market. Partially air dried.

The dark spots you see in the photo are naturally occurring in the wood.

Item Number: IW36372

Pau Rosa Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Hard & heavy & capable of a beautiful polish. Rare on the American market. Partially air dried.

The dark spots you see in the photo are naturally occurring in the wood.

Item Number: IW36371

Pau Rosa Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

Hard & heavy & capable of a beautiful polish. Rare on the American market. Partially air dried.

The dark spots you see in the photo are naturally occurring in the wood.

Item Number: IW36370

White Limba Instrument Billets

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.

A is curly.

Item Number: IW36369

$100.00

A 1 13/16 x 6 5/8 x 40 1/8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36367

$10.00

A 1/8-3/16 x 4 1/4 x 8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36366

$10.00

B 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

These are particularly beautiful pieces and look a lot like Brazilian Kingwood. They have more of a purple color than the normal reddish orange color that is usual in this species.

Item Number: IW36365

$15.00

A 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$15.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$15.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$15.00

E 1/2 x 2 x 8"