Alaska Specialty Woods
#1 Sitka Spruce Tonewood Supplier

Just a humble retired guy here in Murphy NC writing to tell you how much I appreciate the Sitka Spruce I purchased from Alaska Specialty Woods. I have complete 2 guitars so far using the light quilt and light curly salvaged Sitka, a Grand Auditorium and a Dreadnought.

I build as gifts to honor people in our lives that are involved in music ministry and other service roles. The guitar fronts are joined, inlayed and braced, then placed in a padded box and handed off to the families. Family and friends sign the inside surface, and add special messages to the recipient. In most cases, the person receiving the guitar had no idea I was building it for them.

The guitars look wonderful and sound amazing!

The Grand Auditorium was for my brother to celebrate his healing from lymphoma. Here is a picture of his friend Thomas - nice lightning that shows off the light quilt:

The Dreadnought was for Rayburn Mason, who has been hosting monthly picking sessions for over a decade. They welcome all folks, both beginners and super pickers, with great fellowship and encouragement to all:

God Bless You!

Canadian customers be careful. The $95 usd bell call will run you $190 cnd. Not so worth it.

Fantastic quality! I have ordered multiple times and it always exceeds my expectations.

I have been a customer of ASW for several years now and they consistently deliver top quality woods at a good price. Their customer service is outstanding. Brent is always helpful and takes care of his customers like me.

I've been doing business with Brent for a number of years now - best source I know of for spruce - friendly folks, excellent service and great selection!

I ordered a Master Grade torrified top last month and recently began working it. This was my first time purchasing from Alaska Specialty Woods and I must say I was very pleased with the quality of the wood, communication from the seller, and timelines of delivery. I will definitely purchase form ASW again!

Exceptional high quality with a very pleasant personal touch.
The Blue Denim Bear Claw is absolutely stunning with all the desirable attributes exceeding my expectations. This one will most definitely be used for a very special and well planned build.
During my phone conversation with Bret Cole Sr. I left the choice of picking a nice Toredo Worm top for me based on the intended use.
Bret couldn't have done a better job of choosing this top for me. He absolutely nailed it.
In this order I received an Earthtone Red Cedar set as well... nearly without words on this stunning set however if you are considering one of these Earthtone sets do not hesitate. I expected a good set and got a suburb set... extremely happy.
I had never used yellow cedar before and thought I'd give is a go.
Not only is the set I received of very high quality it has the most wonderful aromatic scent to it.
Smells like a dream. Can hardly wait to use it , filling my shop with the aroma.
A very Special well deserving Thank you to Brent and Family for all they do...
Hands down one of my best experiences in 30 + yrs of lutherie.

It's seven years since I first purchased soundboard materials from Alaska speciality woods. The quality of their materials is top class, with tightly packed growth rings, the straightest of grain and perfectly quarter sawn sections.
The exceptionally slow rate of growth as attested to by the tightness of the growth rings indicates a rate of as little as one inch in 25 years; providing a highly desirable stiffness to thickness ratio.
Compare this to similar material of European origin, where typical growth rate per inch of as few as seven years per Inch is common, the exceptional quality of the Alaskan material should be obvious.
To conclude, it is great to deal with people who are passionate about what they do.
Thanks to Brent and family.
Phil Cully
Luthier
Ireland

My dealings with Brent and the folks at Alaska Specialty Woods has been terrific. They answered my questions quickly and once I placed my order, it was dispatched very quickly. I'm very happy with the tonewood they supplied me, and I'm very happy with their communication and service. Highly recommended.

I discovered ASW relatively recently. I'm a part time guitar maker and I need a good source of wood. My first couple orders have been great. The quality is good and the prices are fair. I want to tread as lightly on the Earth as I can and I really like that I'm now building with salvaged and recovered wood.

I'm an very happy repeat Australian customer for over 7 years of Alaska Speciality Woods. I'm a long time experienced Luthier so I know my tonewoods. Brent Sr and family provide the BEST highest quality & stiffest tonewood you'll find anywhere on this planet, with top quality customer service and communication. I've Never received a dud piece in over 7 years of numerous boxes of tonewood. They really care about high quality tonewood and care about their customers. My fellow Aussie Luthier mates also buy from them and rave about them. You will not be disappointed.

I have placed many orders and am very happy with the product, especially the 2A full,figure bearclaw

The best wood ever for musical instruments

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