Koa

Koa

Hawaiian Koa is easily one of the most sought after tonewoods available, with colors ranging from brown to gold with rich and varying grain. Koa looks as exotic as the region it's from. With an open pore structure like Mahogany, it needs to be filled, but works well in all respects with the usual care taken for curly figure.
Mango

Mango

A perfectly balanced and present tone for both Ukuleles and Guitars. It has the warmth of koa, but with a bit more definition and attack as notes are struck. It has a great range across the acoustic spectrum, with unusually good balance. The wood bends and works easily. It has become one of my favorite instrument woods.
Milo

Milo

Milo is a highly respected wood throughout Hawaiian history. Rich red and brown colors with a delicate lacey grain. To the ancient Hawaiians MILO and a wood called KOU (now replaced by KOA as the most common Hawaiian wood) were the most valuable and colorful woods used for furniture, canoes, paddles, and bowls. MILO has proved to be an excellent stringed instrument wood, producing deep resonant bass tones.
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Monkey Pod

Monkey Pod

Monkey-pod originated in Central and South America, but has been successfully transplanted in many tropical countries. It has been used for years for carving and bowls, but has recently found favor with guitar builders. Monkey-pod is a golden amber color with dark streaks sometimes resembling Koa or Acacia. Its' tonal characteristics are similar to mahogany and it has even been used as soundboard material.
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Mahogany

Cuban Mahogany

Cuban Mahogany (swietenia mahagoni), also called West Indies Mahogany and Spanish Mahogany, is the primary wood used for most bowl turning in Hawaii. It has also become very popular for building guitars and ukuleles and well respected for it's tonal qualites.

Guitar and Ukulele woods of Hawaii

Hawaiian Mango Wood

Mango Botanical Name: Mangifera Indica A beautiful Hawaiian Hardwood/. A medium to large tree that frequently grows to around 50-65 feet in height and 2-3 feet in diameter. Mango is hard, moderately heavy, works easily and sands beautifully making wonderful furniture, and musical instruments. The wood has a good bright tone similar to Hawaiian koa.

Monkey Pod

Monkey pod is a tropical hardwood found in Central America and the Pacific regions. As hardwoods go it is low to medium density. From Central America it tends to be a golden color, but from Hawaii it can have beautiful streaks of reds and browns.

Hawaiian Milo Wood

There are those who say that the beautifully grained milo wood utensils, furnishings and jewelry were only for the chiefs of ancient Hawai`i. It is told that the Waikiki home of Kamehameha I was surrounded by milo trees. Although rare today, in old Hawai`i milo was a commonly found tree, cultivated as a shade plant around homes near sunny coastal areas with loose soil. It does not grow in the high inland forests.

Cuban Mahogany

Cuban Mahogany Botanical Name: (Swietenia mahogani) Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) is of the Meliacae family It is native to the Caribbean region. Also known as West Indies mahogany and Spanish mahogany. Swietenia mahogoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada. It has been among the most prized and valuable timbers since the late 16th century.

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Hawaiian Koa Wood

Hawaiian Koa comes in a variety of rich golden colors, from light to dark, and often with very strong grain markings, which are beautiful. It very often comes with a very high degree of flame or curl which, in extreme cases, are so intense as to defy description. Koa makes a very balanced sounding guitar. Koa can also vary greatly in it's tone depending on the qualities of the wood. In my experience the lighter the color and weight of the koa wood, the more open the sound will be. as opposed to some of the darker heavier varieties that produce a more focused tone.