A mind-boggling wood source, http://www.rarewoodsusa.com/
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:39 am
Yesterday I visited http://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ in Mexico, Maine, population 2,597. Mexico, Maine, is not near anything. Yet, in a collection of old derelict steel industrial buildings in the middle of an overgrown gravel pit is a mind-boggling assortment of exotic hardwoods. Here are a few photos taken in the "guitar woods" room. The selection of tonewood species is limited, but there is a lot of it, as the photos show. It's very heavy on Indian rosewood, although I also saw satinwood backs and sides and a couple speices I didn't recognize. There are African blackwood fingerboard blanks.
Prices area low. Spruce tops are $25, and they look good. A nice rosewood back and sides set cost $88. I hadn't intended to buy anything, but when I could get a guitar top, back, sides, fimgerboard, and a few small offcuts for a total of $130 includiing sales tax, I couldn't resist.
Tonewoods are only a minor part of the operation. There are racks upon racks of exotic lumber for furniture and cabinetry.
Prices area low. Spruce tops are $25, and they look good. A nice rosewood back and sides set cost $88. I hadn't intended to buy anything, but when I could get a guitar top, back, sides, fimgerboard, and a few small offcuts for a total of $130 includiing sales tax, I couldn't resist.
Tonewoods are only a minor part of the operation. There are racks upon racks of exotic lumber for furniture and cabinetry.