Mahogany is widely used for the bodies of electric guitars. It is a strong stable timber with a bright, open tone. Gibson use Mahogany for the bodies of most of their electric guitars, often with a carved maple cap such as is used on Les Paul models.
Khaya is an beautiful species of Mahogany from Africa. It is very similar to the traditional Honduran/Brazilian Mahogany in its look, weight, workability and sonic properties. It is easy to work with and machines and sands well.
These body blanks are dried, thickness sanded and ready to use in an electric guitar or bass.
- Individually photographed - the piece in the photo is the piece you will receive
- Second grade Khaya Mahogany
- Downgraded due to a small hole in each face
- Thicknessed to 45mm
- One-piece
- Minimum 524mm long x 370mm wide
- 4.1kg
- Suitable for transparent or coloured finishes
- Dry & ready to use
Quality - Our African Mahogany (Khaya Ivorensis) body blanks
have straight grain and an even golden brown colour. Mahogany can come
from many places throughout the world. However, traditionally Brazilian
or Cuban Mahogany has become very hard to obtain in a good quality,
African Mahogany has many of the same attributes as the South American
wood.
Look - Mahogany is a rich brown/gold colour. The Khaya Mahogany which we
sell is much closer in look to South American Mahogany than the the
other African Mahogany also known as Sapele Mahogany. The grain, which
has a reasonably average spacing, is very dark brown almost black. This
grain is particularly open and will require filling before finishing.
Price - African mahogany is medium priced timber and is relatively inexpensive compared to some other similar timbers.
Availability/Renewability - African Mahogany is still widely available.