Purpleheart Guitar Neck Stringers

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

Item Number: IW33710

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: IW33704

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: IW33703

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: IW33702

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: IW33701

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: IW33700

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: IW33668

Asian Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33659

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: IW33620

American Holly Guitar Binding Billet

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: IW33613

West African Ebony Guitar Binding Billets

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: IW33611

$150.25

B 1 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 39 7/16"

Pernambuco Guitar Peghead Veneer

Also called Ibirapitanga and Pau Brazil, this once important dyewood gave origin to the name of Brazil. It is now facing extinction over most of its growth area and is listed by CITES as endangered. The color of the heartwood is yellowish-brown to orange and is fine-grained, hard, and heavy. Rare.

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

Item Number: IW33610

Camphor Burl Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW33599

$20.00

C 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 10 13/16"

$20.00

D 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 10 13/16"

Macassar Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW33579

Figured Hard Maple Guitar Binding Billet

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: IW33575

$30.00

B 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 36 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: IW33571

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: IW33570

Macassar Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: IW33547

$12.50

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

$12.50

E 1/2 x 1 15/16-2 x 8"

New Guinea Striped Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a "marble-cake" look to the end grain that is outstanding.

Item Number: IW33488

$15.00

E 3/16 x 4 1/4 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: IW33463

$35.00

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

Engelmann Spruce Ukulele/Mandolin Billets or Guitar Bracing Billets

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: IW33393

$65.00

B 2 x 4 3/8 x 24"

$93.40 $80.00

C 2 x 8 3/16 x 18 1/4"

$80.00

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

$80.00

E 2 x 7 1/2 x 21"

East Indian Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33392

$10.00

A 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

East Indian Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33391

$10.00

A 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$10.00

D 1/2 x 2 x 8"

Striped Ebony Over-sized Guitar Peghead Veneers

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a "marble-cake" look to the end grain that is outstanding.

Item Number: IW33388

Striped Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a "marble-cake" look to the end grain that is outstanding.

Item Number: IW33387

$15.00

C 1/8 x 4 7/8-5 x 9"

$15.00

D 1/8 x 4 7/8-5 x 9"

Striped Ebony Guitar Peghead Veneers

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a "marble-cake" look to the end grain that is outstanding.

Item Number: IW33386

$15.00

C 1/8 x 4 7/8-5 x 9"

$15.00

D 1/8 x 4 7/8-5 x 9"

East Indian Rosewood Guitar Binding Billets

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: IW33378

Genuine Mahogany Guitar Bracing Billets/End and Tail Blocks

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.

2 pieces.

Item Number: IW33340

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: IW33297

$10.00

A 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 7"

$12.00

B 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 7 11/16"

$12.00

D 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 7 7/8"

East Indian Rosewood Tapered Guitar Peghead Veneer

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: IW33229

$15.00

A 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

$15.00

D 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

$15.00

E 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

$15.00

F 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

$15.00

G 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

East Indian Rosewood Tapered Guitar Peghead Veneer

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: IW33228

$15.00

E 1/4 x 3 9/16-4 x 11 7/8"

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: IW33200

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Oversized 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: IW33182

$13.50

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

$18.00

D 1/8-3/16 x 5 1/2 x 13 5/16"

Amazon Rosewood Guitar Oversized 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: IW33181

$15.00

B 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 11 1/8"

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: IW33180

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: IW33179

$12.50

A 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$12.50

C 1/8 x 4 x 8"

$12.50

D 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 8"

$12.50

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

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: IW33178

$12.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

F 1/2 x 2 3/8 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: IW33170

$45.00

C Neck 15/16-1 x 3 x 30"

Heel 3 x 4 x 6"

Wenge Guitar Neck Stringer Billets

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: IW33154

$55.65

B 1 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 43"

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: IW33153

$35.00

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

$35.00

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

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: IW33152

$35.00

B 18 x 4 x 8 1/8"

$35.00

C 18 x 4 x 8 1/8"

$35.00

E 18 x 4 x 8 1/8"

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: IW33124

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

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: IW33123

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

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: IW33122

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

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

$10.00

G 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8 1/8"

$10.00

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

Madagascar Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

This is one of many Madagascar Rosewood species. The heartwood is light to dark purple in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Like other rosewoods it has a pleasant, sweet smell. This material is at least 10 years air-dried. We have seen only one log of this rare rosewood in twenty-five years.

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

Item Number: IW33093

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

Madagascar Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

This is one of many Madagascar Rosewood species. The heartwood is light to dark purple in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Like other rosewoods it has a pleasant, sweet smell. This material is at least 10 years air-dried. We have seen only one log of this rare rosewood in twenty-five years.

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

Item Number: IW33092

$15.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$15.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

Madagascar Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

This is one of many Madagascar Rosewood species. The heartwood is light to dark purple in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Like other rosewoods it has a pleasant, sweet smell. This material is at least 10 years air-dried. We have seen only one log of this rare rosewood in twenty-five years.

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

Item Number: IW33081

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

Asian Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33056

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

$15.00

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

Asian Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33055

$12.00

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

$15.00

F 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 8"

$15.00

G 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 8"

Asian Ebony Guitar Bridge Blanks

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: IW33054

$10.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

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

$12.00

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