Palisander Guitar Binding Strips

Dalbergia baronii

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.

The price below is per strip.

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

Item Number: OS32

$10.00
3/32 x 5/16 x 36 1/2"

Ziricote Guitar Binding Strips

Cordia dodecandra

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: OS31

$10.00
3/32 x 5/16 x 36"

Figured Hard Maple Guitar Binding Strips

Acer saccharum

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: OS29

$5.00
3/32 x 5/16 x 36 7/16"

African Blackwood Guitar Binding Strips

Dalbergia melanoxylon

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: OS27

$10.00
3/32 x 5/16 x 36-36 1/2"

Bloodwood Guitar Binding Strips

Brosimum paraense

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.

The price below is per strip.

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Item Number: OS24

$5.00
3/32 x 5/16 x 36-37"