All About Wood… For wood lovers like us, there is no such thing as too much information. It is a compulsion to learn, play and share the knowledge as our means to enjoy our woodworking craft.For you newbies, I have added a few notes on each type of wood, as I get a chance to …
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Alan Arnold Guitars: Custom Acoustic Guitars – handmade/hand-built in Norfolk UK
Alan Arnold Custom Guitars: the very finest quality handmade acoustic and electric custom guitars. Source: Alan Arnold Guitars: Custom Acoustic Guitars – handmade/hand-built in Norfolk UK Alan’s interactive guitar woods guide. Pictures and descriptions of various woods, with the ability to see sides and tops side-by-side, as well as the effect of various types of …
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Forest Products Laboratory – USDA Forest Service
Web site for the United States Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. Part of Forest Service Research & Development, serving the United States and the world. Source of the 2010 publication “Wood Handbook – Wood as an Engineering Material”, and many other reference tomes on wood. Source: Forest Products Laboratory – USDA Forest Service
The Wood Database
Explore the woods, break out of the ordinary. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide. Source: The Wood Database
Tonewood Data Source – Tonewood Data Source
To provide information & photos on tonewoods used by luthiers, along with articles and technical data on the subject of fine instrument building. Source: Tonewood Data Source – Tonewood Data Source
Articles – Whetstone School of Lutherie
A link to the (now defunct) Whetstone School of Lutherie. I’ve also made the effort to save a couple of the more useful tips in pdf form: Gluing Fingerboards with Sacrificial Glue Blocks, Adjusting Neck Bolts. Physics and Wood Science Acoustical Physics 101 Tapping Tonewoods – Dana Borgeois The Tonewood Data Source The Wood Database …
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