Black Limba Lam Top Guitar Sets

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.

Item Number: IW36479

Redwood Guitar Top Sets

These often times enormous trees are some of the largest living organisms on earth. They thrive in the fog belt along the northern Pacific coast in California. The heartwood is pink to a deep reddish brown. The wood is soft, easily worked, and exceptionally durable.

We pulled these out of an area we were cleaning out and had forgotten about. They have excellent stiffness and color, and sound beautiful when tapped.

Item Number: IW36474

$75.00

A ea. pc. 3/16-1/4 x 8 3/16 x 22 9/16"

Western Red Cedar Guitar Top Set

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: IW36473

Western Red Cedar Guitar Top Sets

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: IW36472

Western Red Cedar Guitar Top Sets

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: IW36471

$50.00

B ea. pc. 3/16 x 8 7/16 x 21 15/16"

Western Red Cedar Guitar Top Sets

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: IW36470

$50.00

B ea. pc. 1/8-3/16 x 8 11/16 x 21 7/8"

Alaskan Yellow Cedar Guitar Top Sets

This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings.

Item Number: IW36467

Alaskan Yellow Cedar Guitar Top Sets

This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings.

Item Number: IW36466

Figured Black Limba Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

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.

Item Number: IW36464

Figured Black Limba Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

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.

Item Number: IW36463

White Limba 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

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.

Item Number: IW36462

Swamp Ash 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

Item Number: IW36461

Swamp Ash Instrument Billets

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.

Item Number: IW36460

$95.00

A 1 15/16 x 6 11/16 x 42 1/8"

Bird's-eye Maple 3 piece Guitar Neck Sets

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: IW36459

$65.00

B ea. pc. 1 x 3 x 29 7/8"

Sitka Spruce Instrument Billets

A conifer species native to the Pacific Coast of the U.S.A. It became well known during World War II because of its use in airplane construction. Widely used for sounding boards and tonewoods in the manufacture of musical instruments.

Item Number: IW36451

East Indian Rosewood Guitar Neck 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: IW36449

$100.00

B 1 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 32 1/8"

East Indian Rosewood 2 piece Guitar Neck 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: IW36448

$110.00

A ea. pc. 1 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 29 1/2"

Ziricote Over-sized Guitar Peghead Veneers

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: IW36446

$12.50

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

$12.50

C 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 10 3/8"

$15.00

D 1/8 x 4 x 11 13/16"

$15.00

E 1/8 x 4 x 11 13/16"

$15.00

F 1/8 x 4 x 11 13/16"

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: IW36445

$10.00

B 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$8.00

C 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 7 5/8"

$10.00

E 1/2 x 2 x 8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36443

$10.00

C 1/8 x 4 x 8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36442

$12.00

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

Brazilian Kingwood Ukulele Finger Board/Bridge Blank Billets

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: IW36441

$25.00

A 3/8 x 2 x 20 5/8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36440

Guatemalan Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.

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

Item Number: IW36439

$20.00

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

Guatemalan Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.

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

Item Number: IW36438

Bird's-eye Maple Guitar Neck Blanks

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: IW36437

$45.00

C 1 x 4 3/4 x 30 3/4"

$50.00

E 1 x 5 13/16 x 30 5/8"

Figured 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.

Item Number: IW36436

Sugar Pine 2 piece & 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blanks

A is 2 piece.
B is 3 piece.

Item Number: IW36434

Swamp Ash 3 piece Solid Body Guitar Blank

This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

Item Number: IW36433

Spanish Cedar Neck Through the Body Blank

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: IW36427

Honduras Rosewood Oversized Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36424

$12.00

D 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 7/16"

$12.00

E 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 7/16"

$12.00

F 1/8-3/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 7/16"

Honduras Rosewood Oversized Guitar Peghead Veneers

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36423

$15.00

F 1/8-3/16 x 3 7/8 x 12"

$15.00

G 1/8-3/16 x 3 7/8 x 12"

$15.00

H 1/8-3/16 x 3 7/8 x 12"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Bridge Blanks

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36422

$10.00

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

$10.00

C 1/2 x 2 x 8"

$12.00

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

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36421

$25.00

B 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 22"

$25.00

E 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 22 1/8"

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36420

$50.00

B 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

C 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

E 3/8 x 4 x 30 5/8"

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36419

$50.00

B 3/8 x 3 13/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

C 3/8 x 3 13/16 x 30 1/8"

$50.00

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

Swamp Ash Instrument Billets

This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

Item Number: IW36418

$93.65 $74.92

A 1 15/16 x 6 15/16 x 40 1/8"

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: IW36417

$10.00 $8.00

B 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 8"

$10.00

D 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 8 1/16"

$10.00 $8.00

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

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: IW36416

$8.00

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

$10.00 $8.00

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

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: IW36415

Freijo Guitar Neck Blanks

Also called Jennywood, our stock is from Brazil. Freijo is olive-brown to golden brown in color, similar to Teak, occasionally with darker stripes. It has large, flaky, lustrous medullary rays on the quartersawn surfaces. Moderately hard and heavy, dimensionally stable, it works easily and takes a beautiful finish. Used for furniture and cabinets, millwork, msuical instruments and turnery projects.

Item Number: IW36406

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: IW36398

$10.00

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

$10.00

E 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 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.

A has a little bit of wane on one corner.

Item Number: IW36397

$12.50

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

Canarywood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

Item Number: IW36396

$40.00

A 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 30 1/16"

$40.00 $32.00

C 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 30 1/16"

Canarywood Guitar Finger Boards

This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish.

Item Number: IW36395

$30.00

A 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 7/8"

$30.00 $24.00

C 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 7/8"

$30.00

D 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 21 7/8"

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36394

Honduras Rosewood Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36393

$30.00

A 5/16-3/8 x 2 3/4 x 20 3/16"

$30.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 2 3/4 x 20 3/16"

Honduras Rosewood Bass Guitar Finger Boards

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36388

$45.00

A 5/16-3/8 x 3 3/8 x 30 3/16"

$45.00

B 5/16-3/8 x 3 3/8 x 30 3/16"

$50.00

D 5/16-3/8 x 3 7/8 x 30 3/16"

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36385

Honduras Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market.

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

Item Number: IW36384