Luthier Tonewoods

Luthier tonewoods are fundamental to building guitars. Oregon Wild Wood currently offers over 2,500 luthier tonewoods. The luthier tonewoods you select will determine the cost, sound, weight playability and appearance of your guitar. Some of the finest luthier tonewoods comes from the US Pacific NW. When selecting luthier tonewoods, don’t settle for anything but the best.

Click on the photos below to see over 2,500 luthier tonewoods currently available.

More about Luthier Tonewoods

Guitars vary greatly in sound, look and playability. Different designs, quality of craftsmanship, electronics and choice of luthier tonewoods make them sound, look and feel different from one another. It's the luthiers' goal to combine the best of these elements to create the next masterpiece. Our task is seeking and offering the finest luthier tonewoods available to make that goal a reality.

Great Luthier Tonewoods = Great Guitars

Luthier tonewoods are the term generally used to designate wood with desirable and consistent resonant qualities, fundamental to good luthier tonewoods. The visual appeal and weight of luthier tonewoods are also important factors. Each luthier tonewoods species and cut has its own unique characters that effect luthier tonewoods.

• The grain structure of luthier tonewoods effects the tone of your guitar
• The density of luthier tonewoods effects the tone and weight of your guitar
• The colors, patterns, figuring and chatoyance of luthier tonewoods effect the appearance of your guitar
• The sap viability of luthier tonewoods effects the tonal quality of your guitar
• The way the wood of the luthier tonewoods is cured will effect the tone, look, and structural stability of your guitar
• The amount it's played will effect the tone of your guitar (the more, the better)

We consider the finest luthier tonewoods to be those species with superior projection and sustain. Luthier tonewoods should not have weak or bright spots within the tonal range.  Many of the wood species from the US Pacific NW meet these criteria, and more.  Luthier tonewoods from some Pacific NW woods were well known by luthiers, but others, like Myrtlewood, Claro, Franquette & Bastogne Walnut, Port Orford Cedar, Redwood, Pistachio, Olive, Osage Orange and Douglas Fir are just now gaining notoriety.

Oregon Wild Wood offers the following luthier tonewoods:

• Luthier tonewoods for solid body guitars
• Luthier tonewoods for hollow body guitars
• Luthier tonewoods for acoustic guitar back & side sets
• Luthier tonewoods for bass guitar top sets
• Luthier tonewoods for acoustic guitar back and sides
• Luthier tonewoods for guitar soundboards
• Luthier tonewoods for beginners
• Luthier tonewoods for master luthiers

Make your next guitar one of a kind. Every variety of luthier tonewoods sold by OregonWildWood is visually unique and distinctive - even luthier tonewoods within the same species vary greatly in color, contrast and figuring. You'll find the largest online selection of luthier tonewoods available and each is unique.  We strive to provide luthier tonewoods that are exotic, beautiful, unique and tonally superior. Each luthier set is individually pictured giving you the opportunity to choose the perfect one for your next guitar.

Healthy forests are vital to all of us, for many reasons. We must preserve these precious resources for future generations. To that end, Oregon Wild Wood strives to provide luthier tonewoods only from salvaged wood, trunks and stumps left behind from old timber harvests, trees that have died and/or must be removed, trees from commercial groves that become unproductive, and even wood salvaged from old buildings and structures. Your next guitar can be a source of pride in yet another way.

Click on the links above to select the perfect luthier tonewoods for you. Contact us if you would like more information to help decide which luthier tonewoods are right for you. At Oregon Wild Wood, our mission is to improve the sound (and beauty and playability) of your next guitar!