Wood Photos: Q-T
Scroll down to see the pictures, which are arranged alphabetically.
In general, I have chosen to put the plainer, unfinished wood first for each species, followed by a finished instrument. The idea is to demonstrate what is possible with each wood. Often there is a great variety of colors and figure within one species. The wood you find may be less spectacular - or may be even more so. Regretfully, there are many gaps in my photo collection; I used what I ran across and am aware that a deeper search could unearth better examples. We are dealing with many rare woods here, so it is only logical that pictures of them are also rare.
Finally, be aware of two things. Many of these pictures have passed through several computers, all of which have monitors which can cause the hues to vary. And, since these photos came from such diverse sources, they are found at different resolutions. That is why they are not all the same size; many can't be blown up further without losing all definition.
(If you want to see more pictures, LOTS of them, let me suggest the following website. Though not concerned with tonewoods and given little to descriptions, this man has made it a personal crusade to get correct pictures of a vast number of woods. www.hobbithouseinc.com)
In general, I have chosen to put the plainer, unfinished wood first for each species, followed by a finished instrument. The idea is to demonstrate what is possible with each wood. Often there is a great variety of colors and figure within one species. The wood you find may be less spectacular - or may be even more so. Regretfully, there are many gaps in my photo collection; I used what I ran across and am aware that a deeper search could unearth better examples. We are dealing with many rare woods here, so it is only logical that pictures of them are also rare.
Finally, be aware of two things. Many of these pictures have passed through several computers, all of which have monitors which can cause the hues to vary. And, since these photos came from such diverse sources, they are found at different resolutions. That is why they are not all the same size; many can't be blown up further without losing all definition.
(If you want to see more pictures, LOTS of them, let me suggest the following website. Though not concerned with tonewoods and given little to descriptions, this man has made it a personal crusade to get correct pictures of a vast number of woods. www.hobbithouseinc.com)
Queensland Maple (Etherel Guitars)
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Queensland Maple
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Queensland Maple (Ethereal Guitars)
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Red Gum
Red Gum Eucalyptus (Bourgeois Guitar)
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Red Gum (Edwinson Guitars)
Red Gum Eucalyptus (Bourgeois Guitar)
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Redheart
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Red Mulberry (Also see "Mulberry")
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Red Myrtle
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Red Myrtle
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Red Myrtle
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Red Myrtle
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Redheart
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Redwood
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Redwood (Sinker)
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Redwood
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Redwood
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Redwood
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Redwood
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Redwood
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Sinker Redwood - Simon Fay guitar
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Redwood
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Rengas (photo: West Penn Hardwoods)
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Rengas (photo: Grace guitars)
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"Watermelon" Rosewood. Supposedly sunken once, it exhibits definite streaks of green. Photo copyrighted by Howard Klepper
"Rosewood Project" - all made identically, but from different rosewoods. L to R: Honduran, Panama, East Indian, Brazilian.
Photo © Brackett Instruments
Sacha Rosewood (from Terra Tonewoods)
Sapele
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Sapele
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Sapele
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Satinwood (from Ceylon) -RC Tonewood
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Satinwood: photo Joe Charter
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Shedua (also see Ovankol)
photo - Global Wood Source
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Sequoia - guitar by Harvey Leach
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Silver Oak
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Silver Oak
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Silver Acacia - from Colonial Tonewoods
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Silver Acacia - from Colonial Tonewoods
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Sipo (from LMI - right side dampened)
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Siris
Sitka Spruce
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Sitka Spruce
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Sitka Spruce (Bearclaw)
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Bearclaw Sitka Spruce
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Snakewood
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Ancient Glacial Sitka
Snakewood
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Snakewood - Bellucci Guitar
Southern Yellow Pine (Aubade Acoustics)
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Southern Yellow Pine (Dave in Tejas)
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Spanish Cedar (Ruokangas Guitar)
Spanish Cedar (Collings Guitar)
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Spanish Cypress
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Striped Ebony
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Striped Ebony
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Sweet Cherry (Wood Database)
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Sycamore
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Sycamore
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Sycamore
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Tambotie
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Tambotie
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Tambotie
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Tambotie (L Williams Guitars)
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Tamarac (Larch)
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Tamarind (spalted)
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Tamarind
(spalted, end grain shot)
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Spalted Tamarind
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Tamarind (spalted)
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Tamarind (photo - Edwinson)
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Spalted Tamarind - Bellucci Guitar
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Tasmanian (Australian) Blackwood
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Tasmanian Blackwood - Bellucci Guitar
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Tasmanian Blackwood (MJ Franks guitar)
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Tiger Myrtle
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Tiger Myrtle - Bellucci Guitar
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Tiger Myrtle
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Tiger Myrtle - from Colonial Tonewoods
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Tiger Myrtle - Simon Fay guitar
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Tiger Myrtle
Tiger Myrtle - Simon Fay guitar
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Tigerwood - Bellucci Guitar
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Tigrillo (from Terra Tonewoods)
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Tigrillo - by Josh Lindroos
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Tulip Magnolia (sic) - 2 pieces (the circle was stained)
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Trembesi (Monkeypod)
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Trembesi (MonkeyPod)
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Tuilipwood
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Tuilipwood
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Tzalam
(from Savage Woods)
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T'zalam - Paldacci Guitars
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Tzalam octave mandolin by Joe Mendel
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