(2) back plates 4-1/2" x 12-3/4" (taper to 4" wide)
(2) side plates 3" x 17-1/4"
Air dried since 2016, flat-rift sawn with strong curl mid-back.
set #176-1595
set #176-1595
Two teeny pin holes on sides, as circled in photo at left.
(2) back plates 4-1/2" x 12"
(2) side plates 3" x 17"
Air dried 25 years, tight old-growth with figured backs and straight grain sides.
set #157-1594
set #157-1594
(2) back plates 5-1/4" x 14" (at joint)
(2) side plates 3-1/4" x 18-7/8"
Air dried since 2016, lots of color variation with flame.
set #176-1596
set#176-1596
(2) 1-pc top-back plates 8" x 16-1/4"
(2) side plates 3" x 17"
Air dried since 1996, ribbon stripe, from O'ahu.
(3) consecutive sets available - set #199-1593
set #199-1593
Your choice of one-piece top and back as shown, or rip the large bookmatch in half to get a bookmatch for the top and for the back.
specials: other Hawaii-wood sets
'Uke makers—here's some wood you're not likely to find at your favorite supply house. For any back-side sets we can add a Sitka, Engelmann, or redwood top for a small upcharge. Discounted sets with a knot or bug hole available, please inquire.
Pheasantwood (Cassia siamea). We have some very rare and beautiful old-growth pheasantwood salvaged from a dead tree at Grove Ranch on Kauai. Very tight grain, dense, healthy wood, with pheasant figure pronounced on flat-sawn plates. Air-dried and seasoned since the 1990s.
Milo (Thespesia populnea). Also available some rare and beautiful milo from the Big Island. Chocolate brown, fairly dense wood. Just a few sets on hand, please inquire.
Kamani (Calophyllum inophyllum). This is Hawaii true kamani from O'ahu. Reddish-brown, medium density, with ribbon figure when vertical grain and some pheasant patterns when flat-sawn.
A sampling of sets available. One set (two photos) per page. Please inquire if you don't see what you need.
Sets sorted by price, lowest to highest. --- Click on photo to enlarge.