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Name: Exotic Wood Zone
Rating: 4.7

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Randall O.Verified

Really nice cuts of wood. The grain is really tight on them, they are free from sapwood, and arrived with no cracks. Also, they shipped out promptly and arrived quickly. I will definitely buy from them again and can give them the highest recommendation.

East Indian Rosewood Pepper Mill Blank

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Michael P.Verified

Just finished putting this one together and the client loves it! Once again Exotic Wood Zone came through with an amazing piece of material! They are my go to source for electric guitar builds! - M. Payne H. T. Wentz Luthiers www.htwentz.com

Black Walnut Guitar Body Blanks Book Matched

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R B.Verified

Such a beautiful pattern in this Lovely colour not too dark after a couple of days the colour is setting in nicely after being plained Delivery was fast and nicely packeged Seamless joint throughout

Purpleheart Guitar Body Blanks- Single Piece Solid Body, 21" x 14" x 2"

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Donald H.Verified

Second order from Exotic and quality and delivery are great. I do segmented bowls and these strips are perfect size when split and used the cut wedges. Finish on wood is great and no prep is needed before use.

Pack of 5 , 3/4" Lumber Boards | Bloodwood Cutting Board Blocks

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Gary S.Verified

I have been a customer for nearly a couple years now. I buy small amounts, and mostly from the thin dimensional section. I love the exotic woods they offer, and I've always received excellent specimens of woods. Never had a crack, or any serious blemish in anything they've sent. I am very happy with the products and service of this supplier.

Quilted Curly Sapele Guitar Headplate Wood Blank

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Donald H.Verified

I turn segmented bowls and the wood from Exotic comes ready to use. The quality and deliver are great. I order the 2" strips and split for material to cut into wedges for bowls. Again wood is ready to go and I do not have to worry about unusable pieces. Thanks for a great product at a good price.

Pack of 5 , 3/4" Lumber Boards | Padauk Cutting Board Blocks

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Ed D.Verified

This is a beautiful piece of wood. Using it to create a set of checkers to get the most use out of the maple/walnut board I made for the maple/padauk chess pieces. The red checkers are bloodwood. Turned a raised center on the top of the checkers to align with the 1" cavity on the underside. Used a butcher-block wax finish on the Zebra wood pieces, wipe on poly for the bloodwood pieces, which is un-necessary. Wax leaves a consistent, smooth surface.

Zebrawood Turning wood Blank

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Todd W.Verified

For a bulk pack I am very happy. Most were well book matched and showed good pattern. A little blue dye and they made a fascinating green. A little orange it it looks a whole lot like Orange Osage.

Pack of 8, Spalted Tamarind Wood Knife Blanks/Knife Scales Bookmatched 5"x1-1/2"x3/8"

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Katie D.Verified

Gorgeous piece of wood! Re-sawed and turned it into several projects, including the a card deck box. Shown in video finished with walnut oil. Ohhh look at that wood grain <3

Chechen Lumber Board Wood Blank 35"x 5"x 1-3/8" #309

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Nicholas R.

Always great working with Exotic Wood Zone. I got the Sikta top and Indian Laurel fretboard and bridge from them to build this acoustic guitar. I am really happy with the end result.

Sitka Spruce Dreadnought/Classical Guitar Wood Tops Bookmatched SS AA

Dan A.Verified

Second order from Exotic Wood Zone. Both had great value, product and shipped super fast. Needed a bit of assistance and the staff was very accommodating. Highly recommend and my go to place for my next order.

Combo of 15 , 3/4" Lumber Boards | Cutting Board Blocks | Cherry, Walnut, Hard Maple

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Darryl W.Verified

I love to quality and pricing of this wood. I have purchased more different woods and am looking forward to mixing them together.

Pack Of 12 Lumber Boards - 3/4”x 2”x 16” (Padauk , Walnut , Maple)

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Justin D.Verified

Never heard of ambrosia maple and took a chance. After throwing it in the planer the figuring really popped and I was impressed.

Ambrosia Maple Guitar Neck Blanks

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Michael C.Verified

I have purchased several guitar sets from exotic tonewoods and I simply have not found better quality at these prices - and I've scoured the internet looking for instrument wood.

Mahogany Seconds Guitar Back Set

Greg D.Verified

I just started using a set of padauk for a guitar and thought it would be nice to replace it so I'd have another set in stock. Then Exotic Woods offered these at a super low price so I had to pull the trigger on two sets. They are both quite beautiful and will make a great guitar. They came in very promptly and in perfect condition so thanks guys. I will return to the site periodically to check out any future deals I'm always on the hunt for good tone woods.

Padauk Dreadnought Guitar Back and Side Set #110

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David C.Verified

never tried basswood before. softer than i am used to but lighter as well. it planed out easily on the cnc and had no issues. beautiful piece of wood

Basswood Guitar Body Blank - 21" x 14" x 2"(Unplaned- 2 Piece)

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Terrance Q.Verified

This board was made from wood I had and enhanced with the colorful wood I ordered from Exotic Wood Zone.

Pack Of 5, Turning Wood Blanks 2" x 2" x 18" | (Tamarind, Black Palm, Mahogany, Purpleheart, Walnut)

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Richard W.Verified

Nice piece of lumber that spalted Tamarind. Paduak knob. Great selection, good price, fast shipping. The band is shell inlay. Thanks!!

Spalted Tamarind Pepper Mill Blank

Steven H.Verified

I ordered this with the intention to turn it into a keepsake box. It arrived in excellent condition. Boards were straight without warpage. I admit I don’t have much experience with koa, but the koa from Exotic Wood Zone looked different from koa I have previously, a bit reddish and lighter colored than koa I have seen before. The boards had a grain pattern that was quite attractive. There was an iridescence that is present in other koa I’ve worked with. Would order again.

Curly Flame Hawaiian Koa Guitar Fingerboard Blanks

Steven H.Verified

I made this to see what the wood from Exotic Wood Zone was like, with the intention to make some keepsake boxes. The Granadillo I ordered arrived in excellent condition. As expected it will need some sanding. Boards were nice and straight without any warping. Color was dark brown with black streaks. Very attractive pieces of wood. Would order this again, but perhaps after trying some of their other woods.

Granadillo Thin Stock Lumber Boards Wood Crafts

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David B.Verified

So far my experience with Exotic Wood has been very good. This Board is turning out to be a stunning piece. Once completed this should be something to cherish by the owner.

Combo of 15 , 3/4" Lumber Boards | Cutting Board Blocks | Spalted Tamarind, Purpleheart, Honduran Mahogany

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Steven S.Verified

Here is the African mahogany as a lid for a black walnut box. Nearly perfect piece required only light sanding.

African Mahogany/Khaya Thin Stock Lumber Boards Wood Crafts

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John H.Verified

Received 4" bowl blank in good condition. 1st step: rounding blank on bandsaw. (Noticed some granularity) Wood turned nicely using gauges and scrapers. Sanding at high speed from 100 grit to 1500 grit produced a smooth shiny surface. Finishing with Shellawax produced a beautiful finished bowl. (Note: the small granularity patches proved a challenge, but nothing I have not encountered before) I look forward to trying more diverse "exotic" woods" in the future.

Sapele Wood Bowl Blanks

Brian M.Verified

I ordered the body after receiving the maple pieces for the neck. I'm building a headless guitar and I wanted something that nice and opted for the cherry, in part because of cost. I also finally received all the remaining parts to build the guitar. I would love to add a photo, but I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to clear off space to put the parts on the bench to get good pics yet. I also plan to make some videos of the building process as well. I'll either add a new review or c...

Cherry Guitar Body Blank- 21" x 14" x 2"(Unplaned)

Kevin C.Verified

Again, it arrived exactly as expected and described. Care was taken in milling it down, it measured exactly what it should have, and when finished this combination of woods is really going to pop! I have a sawmill I use locally for what I can get here, but my choice in exotics always runs through these guys first.

Sapele & Padauk Guitar Body Blanks- 3 Pieces , 21" x 14" x 2"

Serge S.Verified

One of the best sets I have seen in my life. It’s gonna be a gorgeous guitar. Just tapping on the wood I already know that it’s gonna sound amazing Thank you, looking forward to buy more wood from you

Beautiful Curly Honduran Mahogany Dreadnought/Classical Guitar Back & Side Sets

Phillip B.Verified

The Cherry guitar back and sides look excellent. The tone from the tap test was very good also. The set was so inexpensive I bought two sets. The guitar I will make will have Cherry top, sides, and back. The extra set of sides will be cut for binding on other projects.

Cherry Classical/Dreadnought Guitar Back & Side Sets

Chris R.Verified

I love this piece of cherry. When it came to my door, the package was sealed and packed very neatly. This is a 2x2 6’ foot of cherry and will be one of many handles I intend to carve for that purpose. I am extremely satisfied with it and intend order other pieces for other uses in the future. Thank you so much!

Cherry Turning Wood Blank

Robert M.Verified

I haven't turned this blank of African Mahogany yet, but it is a beautiful piece of wood, nice size for a larger bowl and meets all the dimensions and appearance as advertised. I will buy more blanks from this company!!

African Mahogany Wood Bowl Blanks

Tim S.Verified

Placed order for purpleheart Explorer body blank-hit unplaned button & wanted the blank planed. No one here could plane the blank & was really worried…Exotic Wood Zone intercepted the shipment & planed the blank for me. Very thankful! Beautiful wood & dependable service every time

Hard Maple Bookmatched Explorer Guitar Drop Top Set - 28" x 9" x 1/4"

Sharon H.Verified

Beautiful wood, nice selections, Reasonable prices and fast delivery, so happy. I made this cutting board and did a short clip so my friends could see the difference once it's oiled.

Chechen/Caribbean Rosewood Lumber Board - 3/4" x 2" (4 Pieces)

Bob H.Verified

I have previously used all of these woods in different sizes and shapes. I am using the 3/8 & 1/2 compact mirrors and multiple styles of coaster sets. With previous, spindle stock, I have made hundreds of handles for kitchen, serving sets kits, and pens. I will see about getting some pictures and/or videos for you. Because I am handicapped some ot these things take longer to complete. The quality of the wood has always been great. I ordered 9 wider and longer boards Monday to add 4 and 5" han...

Goncalo Alves/ Jobillo Thin Stock Lumber Board Wood Blank

Kirk A.Verified

I have made several recent purchases from Exotic Wood Zone and all three exceeded my expectations. I was extremely pleased with the figure and quality of the Indian Rosewood. Shipping was fast and I feel like they individually picked the pieces for the order. Thank you.

5 Pack, Indian Rosewood Thin Stock Lumber 18"x 2"x 3/4" and 17-1/2"x 2"x 3/4" #408

Michael G.Verified

These pen blanks look great and I'm sure they will be beautiful when turned - eventually! Meanwhile, back at the box, I ordered 24 and got 25! That's a bonus I will always welcome. Fine price, too. Thanks.

Black and White Ebony Pen Blank

Jerry P.Verified

I used this for the tail wedge. Not a rosette. I needed a wood with some contrast to the sides, but not too much. The canarywood was perfect. This is the first I've bought here but will not be the last.

Canarywood Guitar Rosette Square blanks 6” x 6” x 3mm

Oscar E.Verified

I recently bought several back and side sets (plus the Engleman spruce top). The b&s sets all look wonderful (purpleheart, ambrosia maple, & spalted tamarind). They will sit in my garage for a couple of months so I haven’t used any of them and can only comment on looks.

Engelmann Spruce Dreadnought Guitar Wood Tops Bookmatched ES AA #320

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Alex B.Verified

I ordered ebony with the expectation I would be getting at least some usable material for the accent pieces I need to make. This photo is of three orders of three pieces each 2" X 3/8" X 12" ebony for fingerboards. My assumption is if this is supposed to be good enough for fingerboards, it will be fairly high quality. I haven't purchased Ebony in a long time, but this is not the quality I expected. of the 9 boards, one will be usable. I will look elsewhere for ebony.

Pack of 3, Ebony Guitar Ukulele Fingerboard Blank 12" x 2" x 3/8"

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Marco R.Verified

Nice word, Lord Jesus Christ

American Walnut Thin Stock Lumber Boards Wood Crafts

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Marco R.Verified

Nice wood Glory To Lord Jesus

Peruvian Walnut Thin Stock Lumber Boards Wood Crafts

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Dale R.Verified

Great wood. All sized correctly. Fast shipping.

Combo of 15 , 3/4" Lumber Boards | Cutting Board Blocks | Bubinga, Black Limba, Padauk

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