Honduras mahogany three piece body blank

Honduras mahogany three piece body blank.

Swietenia macrophylla from Central and South America

Photo is of a typical piece .

This is the authentic mahogany that has been used as a tonewood for a very long time. Avoid all imitations. It’s tricky to source at the moment but we think well worth the effort.

Type 'A' body blank - size 500 x 350 x 48mm when joined.Honduras mahogany is CITES listed and requires special licences for export. We regret that for practical reasons we are not able to supply this item outside the UK.

The sizes listed below are typical for our body blanks. There can be variations. Please tell us the length and width of the guitar body you want to make and we will select the most suitable blank for your purposes.

Type 'A' 500 x 340 x 45mm
Type 'B' 500 x 340 x 38mm

Type 'A' blanks are thick enough for bodies without a decorative top piece or with a 'drop top' piece.

Type 'B' blanks are for use with les paul style contoured top blanks.

Available as 1pc slabs or as a set of 2 or 3 narrower pieces for gluing up to the final size.