Figured Moabi Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

This beautifully figured board is from a log found in Gabon. The figure is a cross between pomelle and quilt-very bold. It is very fine-grained and takes a nice polish. This board was cut near the outside of the log where the figure is strongest.

It is recommended you wear a mask while machining this wood as some people can be allergic to the dust.

Item Number: IW35940

Nigerian Satinwood 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

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

Item Number: IW35927

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.

Item Number: IW35921

$100.00

A 2 x 7 1/8 x 41 1/4"

$100.00

B 2 x 7 x 42"

$100.00

C 2 x 7 1/8 x 41 7/16"

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW35914

$12.00

A 1/8-3/16 x 4 x 10"

$12.00

B 1/8-3/16 x 4 x 10"

Curly Hard Maple Guitar Finger Boards

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: IW35913

$25.00

A 5/16-3/8 x 2 9/16 x 20 1/4"

$25.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 2 9/16 x 20 1/4"

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: IW35912

$35.00

A 5/16 x 2 11/16 x 20 11/16"

$35.00

B 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20 5/8"

$35.00

C 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20 9/16"

White Limba 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

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: IW35896

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: IW35885

$10.00

A 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 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: IW35878

$10.00

C 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 8"

$10.00

D 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 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: IW35877

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

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: IW35862

$15.00 $12.00

C 3/16 x 4 x 8"

$15.00

D 3/16 x 4 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: IW35858

$35.00

C 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20 1/8"

$35.00

D 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20 1/8"

$35.00

F 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 20 1/16"

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: IW35857

$35.00 $28.00

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

$35.00

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

$35.00

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

$35.00

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

$35.00

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

$35.00 $28.00

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

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: IW35854

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar 3 piece Backs & 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: IW35850

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar 3 piece Backs & 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: IW35849

Figured Hard Maple Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

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: IW35848

Ponderosa Pine 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Sets

Item Number: IW35835

$90.00

A 2 x 14 3/8 x 20 1/8"

Figured 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: IW35828

$35.00

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

$35.00

C 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20"

$35.00

D 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 20"

$40.00

F 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 22 3/16"

Machiche Guitar Finger Boards

Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW35819

$20.00

F 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 1/2"

Prima Vera Ukulele Back & Sides Sets

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: IW35795

Prima Vera Ukulele Back & Sides Sets

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: IW35794

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Neck Stringer Billets

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: IW35769

$57.65

B 1 5/8 x 3 5/16 x 34 1/4"

$80.40

C 1 5/8 x 4 x 39 9/16"

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.

B has a little wane on one corner.

Item Number: IW35765

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

Snakewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

This lumber is from Guatemala but the tree is found in Mexico, and all through Central and South America. The heartwood is pink to brick red with the sapwood lighter in color. Weight ranges from 35 to 50 lbs./cubic foot. It has a medium texture, is easy to work and is strong and durable. It has long been used for flooring, furniture, and ship building. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW35759

$25.00

B 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 7 15/16"

Black Chacate Bass 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: IW35755

$40.00 $32.00

A 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 30 1/8"

$40.00 $32.00

C 3/8-7/16 x 3 7/16 x 30 1/8"

Colored Hard Maple 4 piece Guitar Neck Stringer Billets Set

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: IW35745

Snakewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35743

$30.00

D 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 7 13/16"

$50.00

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

Snakewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35742

$40.00

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

$

B sold x x

Snakewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

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.

Item Number: IW35741

$35.00

B 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

C 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

D 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

E 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00 $28.00

F 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

G 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

H 3/16 x 4 x 7 7/8"

Snakewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

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.

Item Number: IW35740

$35.00 $28.00

A 1/8-3/16 x 3 9/16 x 7 7/8"

$35.00 $28.00

C 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 7 7/8"

$35.00

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

$35.00

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

$35.00

F 3/16 x 4 x 8 1/8"

Snakewood Guitar Finger Boards

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.

Item Number: IW35739

$150.00

B 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 20 3/8"

$150.00

C 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 20 1/16"

$150.00

D 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 20 1/16"

$150.00

E 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 20 1/8"

Snakewood Guitar Finger Boards

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.

Item Number: IW35738

$150.00 $120.00

B 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 20 3/16"

$150.00

C 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 20 1/8"

Wenge Ukulele Back & Sides Sets

Most Wenge comes from the interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and is floated to market on the Congo river. It is fairly hard and heavy with a medium to coarse texture. The heartwood is very dark brown with fine, nearly parallel black veining. Very rich looking when finished. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW35727

$65.00 $52.00

B Backs 3/16 x 6 1/16 x 22 1/2"

Sides 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 22 1/4"

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Neck Blanks

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: IW35702

$50.00

B 7/8 x 4 x 32"

$60.00

C 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 30 1/4"

Ziricote Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW35701

$10.00

A 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$10.00 $8.00

B 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$10.00

C 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$12.50

G 1/8 x 4 7/16 x 8 1/4"

$10.00

H 3/16 x 4 1/16 x 8 3/4"

Genuine Mahogany 2 piece Guitar Neck 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: IW35688

Figured Silver Maple Lam Top Guitar Sets

Item Number: IW35680

Zebrawood Lam Top Guitar Set

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

Item Number: IW35678

Snakewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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.

Item Number: IW35661

$35.00

A 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 7 5/8"

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Neck Blanks

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: IW35653

$50.00

A 1 x 4 1/16 x 30"

African Mahogany Instrument Billets

Item Number: IW35649

$94.70 $75.76

A 1 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 40 1/8"

$91.45

C 1 7/8 x 7 x 40 1/8"

$94.50 $75.60

D 1 15/16 x 7 x 40 1/8"

Ziricote Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW35648

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

C 1/8 x 4 x 8-8 1/4"

$10.00

D 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 8-8 1/8"

$10.00

F 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 8-8 1/8"

$10.00

G 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 8-8 1/8"

African Mahogany 2 piece Guitar Neck Sets

Item Number: IW35643

$75.00 $60.00

B ea. pc. 1 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 30"

Genuine Mahogany 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

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: IW35638

Figured Red Milkwood Instrument Billet

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

Item Number: IW35635

Mexican Bocote Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW35634

$8.00

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

Mexican Bocote Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW35633

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: IW35622

$10.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

Black Limba Lam Top Guitar Sets

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: IW35613

$50.00

A ea. pc. 5/16 x 8 9/16 x 26 3/16"