Alder Lumber: 8/4 Guitar Body Wood Traditionally, Alder lumber (Alnus rubra) is one of the primary woods used in electric guitar body wood construction. It is a soft, low-to-medium strength, slight grained, medium textured wood. Additionally, it machines and carves well and is easy on tooling. Alder wood is one of the softest woods of […]
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Container ship for international trade. Chinese Tariffs on US Lumber Rolled Back On February 20, 2020, China reduced the scope of its tariffs on United States forest products. In effect, this ended the trade war. After months of worry and largely ignored appeals for government intervention, the crisis ended. In fact, many of the most
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Koa Wood: What is it? Acacia koa is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is the second most common tree. The highest populations are on Hawaiʻi, Maui and Oʻahu. Its name in the Hawaiian language, koa, also means brave, bold, fearless, or
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