African Mahogany neck blank with quarter sawn grain orientation

ROASTED MAHOGANY WOOD

10/4 Roasted Mahogany guitar neck wood. Roasted Mahogany Lumber Baked or roasted mahogany lumber is a moisture resistant alternative to regular kiln dried lumber.  Typically, thermally modified woods darken.  However, in our experience, roasting does not significantly darken this wood.  Accordingly, builders rarely call it carmelized.   Thus, moisture resistance and stability is the primary benefit […]

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Quartersawn Poplar Lumber 4/4

QUARTERSAWN POPLAR Lumber | POPLAR WOOD | 4/4 8/4

Hardwood Lumber, Poplar with medullary rays. Quarter Sawn Poplar Lumber Quartersawn Poplar wood is rare, despite poplar being a common domestic lumber.  Rather, plain-sawn or flat sawn poplar wood is inexpensive and easy to find. Typically, poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) sawn in plain-sawn grain orientation.  Traditionally, quarter-sawing poplar adds significant processing costs without adding significant value

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SASSAFRAS Lumber 8/4 | Wood | 5/4 4/4 2024

Sassafras albidum Sassafras Lumber 8/4: What is it? Sassafras is a hardwood lumber native to the eastern United States.  Sassafras albidum has a pleasant aroma and ash-like appearance. While not harvested on the same scale as oak, maple and poplar, it is a domestically produced hardwood. Additionally it is relatively rot-resistant, durable and easy to

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