Materials
All tonewoods we use are hand selected through various lumber yards and specialist suppliers throughout the uk. The more exotic species are imported from all over the world.
Before they reach us they are passed through the hands of an experienced luthier of many years. This means that the quality and the grading of the material we receive is execptional and consistent.
We are also very fortunate to have access to a lot of the rare tonewoods that are becoming harder and harder to source. This is because of them moving there way up the CITES (Convention on international trade in endangered species) list.
All the timbers we use are FSC certified, With the exception for the timbers that are in excess of 200 hundered years old...
Below you will find a list of the timbers we are currently offering and working with.
Acoustic tops
Adirondak spruce
(picea rubens)  |
Engelman Spruce
(picea englemannia)
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Sitka spruce
(picea sitchensis)
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Western Red Cedar
(thuja plicata) 
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Acoustic back and sides. (also available for drop tops on electrics)
Rosewoods
Brazilian Rosewood
(dalbergia nigra) /Rosewoods/brazilian-rosewood-s.jpg "Brazilian Rosewood")
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Cocobolo
(dalbergia retussa)
/Rosewoods/Cocobolo-s.jpg "Cocobolo") |
Columbian Rosewood
(dalbergia tucurencis)
/Rosewoods/columbian-rosewood-s.jpg "Columbian Rosewood")
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East Indian Rosewood(Sonokeling)
(dalbergia latifolia) /Rosewoods/east_indian_rosewood(sonokeling)-s.jpg "East Indian Rosewood(Sonokeling)") |
Honduran Rosewood
(Dalbergia stevensonii)
/Rosewoods/honduran-rosewood-s.jpg "Honduran Rosewood") |
Madagascar Rosewood
(dalbergia baronii)
/Rosewoods/MadagascarRosewood-s.jpg "Madagascar Rosewood") |
Pauferro(santos-rosewood)
(machaerium scleroxylon)
/Rosewoods/pauferro(santos-rosewood)-s.jpg "Pauferro(santos-rosewood)")
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Violet Rosewood
(dalbergia maritima)
/Rosewoods/violet-rosewood-s.jpg "Violet Rosewood") |
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Hardwoods
American Black Walnut
/american-black-walnut-s.jpg "American Black Walnut") |
English Walnut
(juglans regia) /english-walnut-s.jpg "English Walnut") |
Cuban Mahogany
(sweitena mahogani)
/CubanMahogany-s.jpg "Cuban Mahogany")
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Ebony(African)
(diospyros crassiflora)
/Ebony(African)-s.jpg "Ebony (African)") |
Ebony (Madagascar)
(diospyros perreiri)
/Ebony(Madagascar)-s.jpg "Ebony (Madagasker)") |
Ebony (malaysian)
(diospyros spp)
/Ebony(malaysian)-s.jpg "Ebony (Malaysian)") |
Honduras Mahogany
(swietena macrophylla)
/HondurasMahogany-s.jpg "Honduras Mahogany")
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Mahogany (Brazilian)
(swietena macrophylla)
/mahogany_brazilian-s.jpg "Mahogany (Brazilian)") |
Ziricote
(cordia dodecandra) /ziricote-s.jpg "Ziricote") |
Snakewood
(piratinera guianensis) /snakewood-s.jpg "Snakewood") |
Bubinga
(guibourtia demeusii) /bubinga-s.jpg "Bubinga") |
Zebrano
(microberlinia brazzvillensis) /zebrano-s.jpg "Zebrano") |
Flamed Koa
(Acacia koa) /koa(flamed)-s.jpg "Honduras Mahogany") |
Purple Heart
(peltogyne pubescens) /purpleheart-s.jpg "Purple Heart") |
Wenge
(millettia lauraentli) /wenge-s.jpg "Maple (Flamed)") |
Ebony (Macassar)
(diospyros celebica) /Ebony(Macassar)-s.jpg "Ebony (Macassar)") |
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Fingerboards
Maple (Birdseye)
(acer saccharum) -s.jpg "Maple (Birdseye)") |
Maple (Flamed)
(acer macrophyllum) -s.jpg "Maple (Flamed)") |
Maple (Rock)
(acer saccharum) -s.jpg "Maple (Rock)") |
Brazilian Rosewood
(dalbergia nigra)
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Cocobolo
(dalbergia retussa)
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East Indian Rosewood(Sonokeling)
(dalbergia latifolia) |
Honduran Rosewood
(Dalbergia stevensonii)
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Madagascar Rosewood
(dalbergia baronii)
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Pauferro(santos-rosewood)
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Ziricote
(cordia dodecandra) |
Snakewood
(piratinera guianensis) |
Ebony (African)
(diospyros crassiflora) |
Ebony (Madagascar)
(diospyros perreiri) |
Maple (Quilted)
(acer macrophyllum)  |
Ebony (Macassar)
(diospyros celebica) |
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Solid Body and Neck woods
Alder
(alnus rubra)  |
Ash (swamp)
(fraxinus nigra/fraxinas profunda) -s.jpg "Ash (swamp)") |
Korina
(terminalia superba) 
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American Black Walnut |
Bubinga
(guibourtia demeusii) |
Cuban Mahogany
(sweitena mahogani) |
East Indian Rosewood(Sonokeling)
|
Honduran Mahogany
(swietena macrophylla)
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Mahogany (Brazilian)
(swietena macrophylla)
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Maple (Birdseye)
(acer saccharum)) |
Maple (Flamed)
(acer macrophyllum)
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Maple (Rock)
(acer saccharum) |
Maple (Quilted)
(acer macrophyllum) |
Wenge
(millettia lauraentli)
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Pickups and hardware
We source parts, equipment and materials from many well respected suppliers.
All of our suppliers are listed below. you can click on their logo to visit the website.
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/Rosewoods/brazilian-rosewood.jpg "Brazilian Rosewood")
/Rosewoods/Cocobolo.jpg "Cocobolo")
/Rosewoods/columbian-rosewood.jpg "Columbian Rosewood")
/Rosewoods/east_indian_rosewood(sonokeling).jpg "East Indian Rosewood(Sonokeling)")
/Rosewoods/honduran-rosewood.jpg "Honduran Rosewood")
/Rosewoods/MadagascarRosewood.jpg "Madagascar Rosewood")
/Rosewoods/pauferro(santos rosewood).jpg "Pauferro(santos-rosewood)")
/Rosewoods/violet-rosewood.jpg "Violet Rosewood")
/american-black-walnut.jpg "American Black Walnut")
/english-walnut.jpg "English Walnut")
/CubanMahogany.jpg "Cuban Mahogany")
/Ebony(African).jpg "Ebony (African)")
/Ebony(Madagascar).jpg "Ebony (Madagasker)")
/Ebony(malaysian).jpg "Ebony (Malaysian)")
/HondurasMahogany.jpg "Honduras Mahogany")
/mahogany_brazilian.jpg "Mahogany (Brazilian)")
/ziricote.jpg "Ziricote")
.jpg "Maple (Birdseye)")
.jpg "Maple (Flamed)")
