Lightly Figured German Lime 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Also called European Basswood, this species grows throughout Europe. It was the favorite wood of the English carver Grinling Gibbons and the German Gothic sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. Pale in color, it has a straight grain and fine, even texture. It is easy to work and can easily be carved with, against, and cross the grain. It is recognized as one of the classic carving woods. Air-dried.

Item Number: IW33434

Lightly Figured German Lime Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Also called European Basswood, this species grows throughout Europe. It was the favorite wood of the English carver Grinling Gibbons and the German Gothic sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. Pale in color, it has a straight grain and fine, even texture. It is easy to work and can easily be carved with, against, and cross the grain. It is recognized as one of the classic carving woods. Air-dried.

Item Number: IW33433

Lightly Figured German Lime Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Also called European Basswood, this species grows throughout Europe. It was the favorite wood of the English carver Grinling Gibbons and the German Gothic sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. Pale in color, it has a straight grain and fine, even texture. It is easy to work and can easily be carved with, against, and cross the grain. It is recognized as one of the classic carving woods. Air-dried.

Item Number: IW33432

$140.00

B 2 x 14 1/4 x 20 1/4"

Engelmann Spruce 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This is a high altitude spruce found from the Rocky Mountains west to the Cascade range. Generally much lighter in color than Sitka Spruce. Our stock is well air-dried, has consistent ring spacing, is stiff across the grain, and is extremely resonant. A beautiful sound wood for musical instruments.

Item Number: IW33428

African Padouk 2 piece Solid Body Guitar 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: IW33427

Alder 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This West African species has become popular since Swamp Ash has become scarce. An excellent acoustic wood, it has a tone similar to old growth Alder. Kiln dried.

Item Number: IW33426

Black Limba Solid Body Guitar Billet

Beautiful, lustrous grain with big, silvery medullary rays.

Item Number: IW33424

African Whitewood Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW33400

African Whitewood 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW33399

Purpleheart Solid Body Guitar Billet

The best colored & figured Purpleheart comes from Bolivia. It is also finer-grained than other Purpleheart species found elsewhere. Air-dried.

Item Number: IW33398

Black Limba Solid Body Guitar 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: IW33347

$115.00

A 2 x 7 15/16 x 40 1/8"

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: IW33315

Genuine Mahogany Solid Body Guitar 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.

Item Number: IW33301

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: IW33276

Figured Koa 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This species is found almost exclusively in the Hawaiian Islands. It ranges in color from a pale brown to a reddish brown to a very dark, almost chocolate brown. It has a texture similar to Walnut but is easier to work. Can be highly chatoyant or lustrous. Highly sought after for use in musical instruments, especially guitars and ukuleles. Koa is becoming rare.

Item Number: IW33232

Alder 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Hand-picked and color and grain matched. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW33158

$85.00

A 1 7/8 x 13 15/16 x 18 1/16"

Alder 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Hand-picked and color and grain matched. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW33137

$85.00

B 1 15/16 x 13 5/16 x 20"

English Ash Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Item Number: IW33135

$95.00

A 1 7/8 x 13 15/16 x 19 3/4"

Genuine Mahogany 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

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: IW33070

Western Red Cedar Solid Body Guitar Blanks

This is a large conifer species growing along the Pacific Coast of the U.S.A. At one time most wooden shingles used in the U.S.A. were cut from Western Red Cedar. Old-growth billets with little or no grain run-out produce excellent tonewood for guitars and other musical instruments.

Item Number: IW32978

$95.00

A 2 x 14 1/16 x 20 1/16"

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: IW32831

$86.00

A 1 7/8 x 15 x 19 7/8"

African Whitewood Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW32617

Malagasy Ebony Guitar Finger Boards

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Item Number: IW32546

$50.00

A 5/16-3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 9/16"

$50.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 9/16"

$50.00

C 5/16-3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 9/16"

$50.00

D 5/16-3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 11/16"

$50.00

E 5/16-3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 11/16"

Malagasy Ebony Guitar Finger Boards

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Item Number: IW32545

$50.00

A 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 20 1/4"

$50.00

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

$50.00

G 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 21 5/8"

African White Wood Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW32000

African White Wood Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW31999

$110.00

B 1 7/8 x 14 3/8 x 20 3/8"

African White Wood 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

Item Number: IW31998

Sugar Pine 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

Item Number: IW31773

Sugar Pine 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Item Number: IW31772

Alder 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

Hand-picked and color and grain matched. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW31122

$90.00

A 1 7/8 x 14 1/8 x 19 5/8"

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: IW30700

African Whitewood 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

This West African species has become popular since Swamp Ash has become scarce. An excellent acoustic wood, it has a tone similar to old growth Alder. Kiln dried.

Item Number: IW30175

$80.00

B 1 7/8 x 14 5/16 x 19 15/16"

African Whitewood 2 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

Whitewood comes from West Africa. It has very good tonal characteristics.

These lightweight blanks weigh between 7 and 7 1/2 lbs.

Item Number: IW30150

Alder 3 piece Guitar Body Blanks

Hand-picked and color and grain matched. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW25508

$85.00

B 1 13/16 x 15 5/8 x 20 5/16"

$85.00

C 1 13/16 x 14 3/4 x 22 3/8"