Goncalo Alves Cane Blanks

This South American wood is very fine-grained and attractively colored with black streaks and striping. Hard and heavy, it turns quite well and takes a glassy-smooth polish.

Item Number: W44417

$22.00

A 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 34 7/16"

$22.00

C 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 36 1/4"

$22.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36 1/4"

$22.00

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36 1/4"

$22.00

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36 1/4"

Figured Narra

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

Item Number: W44416

Katalox

This is a large tree 2-4' diameter, by up to 120' tall from Mexico & Central America. The wood is very dense and fairly fine-grained. Because of its hardness it can be difficult to work but it takes a fine polish. Its dark color leads some to call it Mexican Ebano and very dark pieces can be used as a substitute for true black Ebony, especially in laminations and inlays. Straight-grained wood can be used for musical instrument fingerboards and bridge blanks.

Item Number: W44413

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.

Item Number: W44412

$93.40

C 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 31 7/8"

$89.65

D 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 36 1/4"

Macassar Ebony

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: W44411

$71.10

B 1 x 3 3/8 x 35 11/16"

$62.00

C 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 35 9/16"

$71.45

D 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 39 1/2"

$101.30

E 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 39 9/16"

Figured Claro Walnut Turning Squares/Knife Handle Blanks

A tree found in Southern Oregon and Northern California with the best material coming from the San Joaquin Valley. Lighter in color than Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans regia) it is often found with curly and quilted figure. Burly stumps are also a valuable source of wood for veneers, gunstocks, and wood turning blanks.

Item Number: W44410

$20.00

A 1 9/16 x 2 x 6 5/16"

$15.00

E 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 5 1/8"

Figured Claro Walnut Turning Squares

A tree found in Southern Oregon and Northern California with the best material coming from the San Joaquin Valley. Lighter in color than Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans regia) it is often found with curly and quilted figure. Burly stumps are also a valuable source of wood for veneers, gunstocks, and wood turning blanks.

Item Number: W44409

$20.00

A 2 x 2 x 7 3/8"

$14.00

C 2 x 2 x 10"

$20.00

D 2 x 2 x 11 1/4"

Figured Claro Walnut

A tree found in Southern Oregon and Northern California with the best material coming from the San Joaquin Valley. Lighter in color than Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans regia) it is often found with curly and quilted figure. Burly stumps are also a valuable source of wood for veneers, gunstocks, and wood turning blanks.

Item Number: W44408

$19.85

A 1 13/16 x 3 5/16 x 9 1/2"

$54.85

G 2 1/16 x 5 1/16 x 15 1/8"

West African Ebony Thins

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: W44407

$25.00

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

Figured Knobthorn Acacia

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: W44405

$14.45

A 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 15 1/16"

$18.75

C 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 19 9/16"

$22.15

D 1 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 12 7/16"

$28.05

E 1 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 15 3/16"

Santos Rosewood

This wood has gained in popularity since the early 1990's when Brazilian Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its own as an instrument tone wood.

Item Number: W44404

$35.95

C 1 x 4 9/16 x 22 11/16"

Etimoe

This West African wood was more popular in the 1970's and 80's when we first imported it. But it is such a nice wood that when we were recently offered a nice log from Ghana we jumped at it and had it sawed mostly quartersawn and then kiln-dried it. The heartwood is reddish-brown with sometimes a coppery cast. On the quartersawn surface there is often light and dark striping which is very attractive under a finish. It has a fine to medium texture and is easily milled and sanded. Excellent for furniture, cabinetry, paneling, and flooring.

Item Number: W44403

$15.90

A 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 19 7/8"

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37613

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37612

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37611

$12.00

H 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8"

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37610

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37609

$12.00

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

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blanks

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

Due to this item being on the CITES list, we are only shipping this species to addresses in the United States.

Item Number: IW37608

$12.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

F 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8"

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

This is a fairly rare species from the Amazon region of Brazil. The heartwood varies from a golden-brown to a reddish-brown often with narrow, dark stripes. It is hard and heavy, but easy to work, and takes a high polish.

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

Item Number: IW37607

$40.00

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

Bird's-eye Maple Bass 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: IW37606

American Holly Guitar Peghead Veneers

Holly is the whitest wood commercially available. Our stock was cut during the winter and quickly dried in a vacuum kiln to prevent discoloration. The result is very white wood without gray or bluish staining. The wood is fine-grained and is excellent for turnery, inlays, musical instrument edge bandings, etc. The grade is common and better which means that there can be some defects, mainly knots.

Item Number: IW37603

$10.00

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

Macassar Ebony Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW37600

$60.00

B 3/8 x 3 13/16 x 29 7/16"

Curly 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.

All quartersawn.

Item Number: IW37598

$105.75

C 1 15/16 x 7 1/16 x 22 1/4"

Ziricote

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: W44402

$121.75

F 1 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 20"

Quilted Big Leaf Maple

This tree is native to the Pacific Northwest. It has the distinction of having the largest leaf of the Maples-up to 15" in diameter. This is a soft Maple. The tree can produce many different types of figure, including quilted (tubular, popcorn, & cloud), curly (fiddleback, broken, & basketweave), and burl.

Item Number: W44401

$27.30

A 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 33 1/2"

$39.95

B 15/16 x 4 1/2 x 38 15/16"

$29.50

C 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 42 5/8"

$53.85

D 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 44"

Vertical Grain Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir tends to be stiffer than either Spruce or Cedar.Air-dried.

Item Number: W44399

Vertical Grain Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir tends to be stiffer than either Spruce or Cedar.Air-dried.

Item Number: W44398

Figured Knobthorn Acacia Cane Blanks

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

Item Number: W44397

$30.00

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36 1/8"

$30.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36 1/8"

$30.00

E 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 36 5/16"

$45.00

F 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 36 3/16"

Figured Knobthorn Acacia

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

Item Number: W44396

$120.90

B 1 3/8 x 7 x 40 3/16"

Figured Narra

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

Item Number: W44395

Wild Olivewood

A species of Olive from South Africa. Very rarely seen on the commercial timber market. It is similar in color to the European species but is denser and harder with more variegations of color and grain. Partially air-dried.

F has some small checks on the corner which will turn off.

Item Number: W44394

$11.90

A 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 8"

$11.65

B 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 5 3/8"

$19.50

C 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 6 5/8"

$36.35

D 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 10 1/8"

$61.80

E 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 13 3/4"

$76.20

G 2 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 19 13/16"

Narra

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

These have some figure on the edge.

Item Number: W44393

Figured Narra

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

Item Number: W44392

Figured Knobthorn Acacia Turning Squares

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

Item Number: W44390

Figured Knobthorn Acacia Bundle & Turning Squares

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

A has 3 pieces.

Item Number: W44389

$17.00

B 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 15 1/8"

$22.00

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 19 3/4"

$22.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 19 13/16"

$22.00

H 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20"