Honduran Mahogany
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- Common Name(s): Honduran Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, American Mahogany, Genuine Mahogany, Big-Leaf Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany.
- Scientific Name: Swietenia macrophylla.
- Mahogany is the most commonly used tonewood in guitar production.
- Mahogany is a dense wood with dark colors and close grains.
- The density of Mahogany wood adds a great punch and projection to the tone featuring a “woody” character.
- Easy to work with tools and glues well.
- The wood takes a beautiful finish after all the manufacturing process. Hence, it’s popular among small and huge manufacturers.
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Basswood |
- Common Name(s): Basswood, American Basswood, Lime, Linden
- Scientific Name: Tilia americana
- Easy to work, being very soft and light. Perhaps one of the most suitable wood species for hand carving. Basswood also glues and finishes well
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Hard Maple |
- Common Name(s): Hard maple, sugar maple, rock maple.
- Scientific Name: Acer saccharum
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Spanish Red Cedar |
- Common Name(s): Spanish Cedar, Cedro
- Scientific Name: Cedrela odorata
- Spanish Cedar is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. However, due to its low density and softness
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Walnut |
- Common Name(s): Walnut, Black Walnut, American Walnut
- Scientific Name: Juglans nigra
- Walnut Wood is typically dark brown in color with some tan colored sapwood. This species is hard, dense and straight grained and medium texture.
- Glues, stains, and finishes well, (though walnut is rarely stained). Responds well to steam bending.
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