Amazon Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW34334

$12.00

D 1/2 x 2 x 8"

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: IW34333

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blank Billets

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.

These have opposing quartersawn faces and are air dried for 25 years.

Item Number: IW34330

Palisander Guitar Bridge Blank Billets

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.

These have opposing quartersawn faces and are air dried for 25 years.

Item Number: IW34329

Santos Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW34328

Brazilian Bloodwood Guitar Neck Stringers

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW34306

$55.00

B 2 x 3 3/4 x 28 9/16"

$55.00

C 2 x 3 7/8 x 30"

$55.00

D 1 7/8 x 3 13/16 x 30 1/2"

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: IW34295

$40.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

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: IW34294

$40.00

A 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

$40.00

B 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

$50.00

D 7/16-1/2 x 2 1/8 x 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: IW34293

$18.00

A 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 3/8"

$25.00

B 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 7 13/16"

$20.00

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

$22.00

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

$30.00

F 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 7 15/16"

$30.00

G 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 8"

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: IW34292

$10.00

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

East Indian Rosewood Guitar Neck Stringer BIllets

This is grown on plantations in Indonesia where it is called Sonokeling. These came from a tree large enough and old enough to look much like the old-growth lumber from India.

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

Item Number: IW34274

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: IW34265

$10.00

B 3/32-1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8"

$10.00

C 3/32-1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8"

$10.00

D 3/32-1/8 x 3 7/8 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: IW34242

$9.00

A 7/16-1/2 x 1 1/2-1 5/8 x 8-8 1/4"

$9.00

B 7/16-1/2 x 1 1/2-1 5/8 x 8-8 1/4"

$9.00

E 7/16-1/2 x 1 1/2-1 5/8 x 8-8 1/4"

Figured Bolivian Purpleheart Guitar Peghead Veneers

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

Item Number: IW34241

$10.00

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

$10.00

C 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 8"

$10.00

D 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 8"

$10.00

H 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 8"

Macassar Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneer

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW34240

$12.50

A 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$12.50

B 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$12.50

C 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$12.50

D 1/8 x 4 x 8"

Macassar Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneer

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW34239

$12.00

D 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 8 1/8"

Figured Bolivian Purpleheart Guitar Binding Billet/Neck Stringer Billets

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

Quartersawn on the edge.

Item Number: IW34237

$35.00

B 13/16 x 2 7/8 x 30 1/16"

$50.00

C 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 30 3/16"

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: IW34225

$20.00

A 7/16 x 1 11/16 x 10 1/16"

Figured Myrtlewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.

Item Number: IW34223

$15.00

E 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 10"

Figured Myrtlewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.

Item Number: IW34222

Figured Bolivian Purpleheart Guitar Binding Billet

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

Item Number: IW34217

Figured Brazilian Bloodwood Guitar Peghead Veneer

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW34214

$10.00

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

$10.00

B 1/8 x 4 x 7 1/8"

$10.00

F 1/8 x 4 x 7 15/16"

Brazilian Bloodwood Guitar Binding Billets

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: IW34202

$70.00

C 1 7/8 x 3 x 36"

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: IW34167

$8.00

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

Figured Myrtlewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.

Item Number: IW34155

Figured Myrtlewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.

Item Number: IW34154

Figured Ceylon Satinwood Guitar Neck Stringer/Binding Billets

This wood is primarily from Sri Lanka and has been a valuable wood of commerce for several centuries. The wood has a look that begs it to be touched. When finely polished and finished Satinwood has a smooth, silky feel with a lustrous depth.

Item Number: IW34134

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW34095

$12.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$12.00

D 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$12.00

E 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$12.00

F 1/2 x 2 x 8"

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.

Item Number: IW34094

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: IW34087

$9.00

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

$10.00

E 1/2 x 2 3/8 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: IW34086

$10.00

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

$10.00

D 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

Spanish Cedar Guitar Neck & Heel Block Sets

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: IW34064

$45.00

A Neck 1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

$45.00

B Neck 1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

American Holly Guitar Peghead Veneer

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: IW34059

$12.50

B 1/8 x 4 x 9 7/8"

$12.50

C 1/8 x 4 x 9 7/8"

Figured Hard Maple Guitar Binding Billets

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: IW34043

$30.00

A 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 36"

$30.00

B 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 36 1/8"

$34.00

D 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 36"

$34.15

E 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 36 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: IW34023

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: IW34022

Spanish Cedar Guitar Neck & Heel Block Sets

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: IW34015

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: IW33990

$10.00

A 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

B 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

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

$10.00

D 7/16-1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

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

Spanish Cedar Guitar Neck & Heel Block Sets

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: IW33964

$45.00

C Neck 1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

$45.00

D Neck 1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

$45.00

E Neck 1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

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: IW33949

$10.00

G 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 1/16 x 1 15/16-2 1/16"

$10.00

H 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 1/16 x 1 15/16-2 1/16"

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: IW33948

$10.00

G 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 x 7 13/16-8"

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.

Item Number: IW33947

$10.00

G 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 x 7 7/8-8 1/16"

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: IW33946

$10.00

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

$10.00

B 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 x 7 7/8-8"

$10.00

F 7/16-1/2 x 1 15/16-2 x 7 7/8-8"

Figured Hard Maple Neck Stringer Billets

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: IW33862

$45.00

A 1 13/16 x 3 x 35 1/2"

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW33859

$10.00

A 1/8 x 3 7/8-4 x 7 7/8-8"

$10.00

D 1/8 x 3 7/8-4 x 7 7/8-8"

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW33858

$10.00

C 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$10.00

D 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$10.00

E 1/8 x 4 x 8"

Macassar Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Increasingly hard to find on the world market. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW33833

$15.00

B 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 8"

$15.00

C 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 8"

$15.00

D 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 8"

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

G 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 8"

$15.00

H 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 8"

African Wenge Guitar Peghead Veneer

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: IW33809

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: IW33788

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

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: IW33787

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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