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Gallery: Wood

These pictures demonstrate some of the woods which I use.
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Purfling being built inBrazilian Rosewood with sapwoodBrazilian RosewoodFor Brazilian Rosewood to attain this colour the tree would have to have been about 200 years old and rotting from the centre when it was harvested. The carpenter I bought it from had had it since the 1960s but believes it was shipped in the 1930s.
Brazilian RosewoodClassical guitar made with walnut back and sidesThe wood for this guitar comes from an English walnut blown down in the great hurricane of 1989Highly figured Brazilian rosewood
Wood as figured as this is very difficult to work without damaging itSnakewood purfling inlaid into BubingaVariation in end purfling to match back join aboveBrazilian Rosewood back and sides
The shape of the head was designed in 1972Butterfly matched head faciaBrazilian rosewood back and sides cut from same log
Snakewood is heavier than LignumSnakewood used as head faciaBrazilian rosewoodThe heel plate is an integral part of the back
Bubinga sides unvarnished.African Rosewood (Bubinga) before varnishingAfrican Rosewood (Bubinga) after varnishingBubinga sides
Brazilian RosewoodCocobola sides, cedar topA 4-piece back in CocobolaCocobola back
Sometimes very old wood throws up beautiful patternsBrazilian Rosewood with Sapwood


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