Koa Tonewood, Koa WOod & Koa Veneer

Stabilized Wood

Please enjoy the newest addition to the online store!

We’re now offering exotic woods that have been grown and stabilized right here in Hawai’i!

We are the world’s only supplier of stabilized Hawaiian woods like Kopiko Ula and Naio! You won’t find these anywhere else!

 

Curly koa lumber

For a very limited amount of time we have a selection of Curly Koa Lumber in stock! These extremely rare pieces were milled in the early 1980s and are extremely difficult to find these days.

Don’t miss your chance to own some of the rarest & most valuable wood in the world!

Koa Wood

We supply curly Koa wood as lumber, craft wood, or paperback veneer. We also have curly mango wood and other Hawaiian grown species for you to choose from. If you don’t find what you’re looking for send us a request and we’ll get back to you.

KOA LUMBER

We’ve got curly Koa wood and other Hawaiian grown lumber like curly mango. You’ll find furniture and instrument grade Koa lumber here.

Mango Lumber

Mango grain can have a kaleidoscope of colors from greens to pinks to reds, and in most cases the wood is highly figured.

 

Koa Tonewood

We supply Koa ukulele and Koa guitar instrument sets for both acoustic and electric guitars. Our goal is to help you find the very best Koa wood for building your next Koa ukulele or Koa guitar. In addition to Koa tonewood, we also supply curly mango tonewood for making beautiful sounding mango ukuleles and mango guitars. If you don’t find what you’re looking for send us a request and we’ll get back to you.

acoustic guitar sets

 

Koa GUITAR Tonewood

We’ve got Western, Classical and Parlor guitar sets here. Koa guitar sets are highly valued and make incredibly beautiful instruments. Koa tonewood for guitar building is one of the world’s most prized woods.

Mango Guitar Tonewood

As a tonewood mango has a slightly brighter top end compared to Koa. Mango grain can have a kaleidoscope of colors from greens to pinks to reds, and in most cases the wood is highly figured.

Guitar Soundboards

We offer a variety of standard soundboard species like redwood, spruce, western red cedar, port orford cedar, and Alaskan yellow cedar.

Guitar Binding

Add some beautiful detail to your next guitar build by choosing our curly Koa guitar binding.

Guitar headplate veneers

Top your instrument with a matching Koa guitar headplate veneer or other species such as curly mango!

 

Ukulele Sets

Koa UKULELE SETS

We’ve got Tenor, Concert and Soprano Koa ukulele sets here. Koa tonewood is one of the most traditional species used for building ukuleles. Koa ukulele wood is highly valued all over the world.

Chocolate Heart Albizia Ukulele Sets

Chocolate Heart Albizia is a great substitute for the looking for a tonewood that resembles koa at a lower price. Chocolate Heart Albizia is abundant in Hawaii so by using this tonewood no strain is put on the available supply from our limited forests.

Silky Oak Ukulele Sets

Hawaiian silky oak is very similar to African lacewood. As a tonewood silky oak has a slightly brighter top end compared to Koa.

Naio Ukulele Sets

Naio is an extremely rare wood that only grows in Hawaii. It is a long lived tree that prefers very sunny, dry locations. Naio flowers are small and white with light pink to lavender centers and have a spicy sandalwood-like fragrance. There are three endemic species Myoporum stellatum in the Hawaiian Islands.

Mango Ukulele Sets

As a tonewood mango has a slightly brighter top end compared to Koa. Mango grain can have a kaleidoscope of colors from greens to pinks to reds, and in most cases the wood is highly figured.

ukulele Soundboards

We offer a variety of standard soundboard species like redwood, spruce, western red cedar, port orford cedar, and Alaskan yellow cedar, and curly western bigleaf maple.

Ukulele Headplate Veneers

Top your instrument with a matching Koa guitar headplate veneer or other species such as curly mango!

 

Electric guitar sets

Koa Electric GUITAR SETS

We’ve got solid body, semi-hollow body and hollow body Koa electric guitar sets here. Curly Koa wood for electric guitars is one of the rarest woods you can choose when it comes to building instruments.

Mango Electric Guitar Sets

As a tonewood mango has a slightly brighter top end compared to Koa. Mango grain can have a kaleidoscope of colors from greens to pinks to reds, and in most cases the wood is highly figured.

Sugi Electric Guitar Sets

Hawaiian Grown, Japanese Sugi is an aromatic cedar that is softer than many woods.

 

Chocolate Heart Albizia

Chocolate Heart Albizia is very similar to Koa in appearance but it is more affordable than Koa making it a great substitute for projects with atight budget.

Sugi Lumber

Sugi is the national tree of Japan, commonly planted around temples and shrines, with many hugely impressive trees planted centuries ago. Japan gifted sugi seeds to Hawaii many years ago and today there are many stands of Sugi all throughout the islands.

Naio Lumber

Naio is an extremely rare wood that only grows in Hawaii. It is a long lived tree that prefers very sunny, dry locations. Naio flowers are small and white with light pink to lavender centers and have a spicy sandalwood-like fragrance. There are three endemic species Myoporum stellatum in the Hawaiian Islands.

 
 

koa veneer

We work directly with factories in Japan to process Koa veneer cants into paper thin veneer roughly 0.6 mm thick.

 

Koa veneer

Our sheets of Koa veneer are paper thin at roughly 0.6 mm thick. The backing material used in our veneers is called “Spanbond” and is a special fleece material that is very thin for maximum flexibility in the veneer without cracking. The veneers can be rolled up tight into a box for easy shipping and when unrolled in your shop they will lay flat right away and will be ready for adhesion to plywood or whatever substrate you choose.

 
 

Hardwood Koa Flooring

In a world full of plastic look-alikes, REAL Koa hardwood flooring can still be found!

 

Hardwood Koa Flooring

Our custom milled hardwood Koa flooring is 3/4” thick allowing you to refinish the flooring several times during it’s life. You cannot refinish any other type of flooring material, which is why our hardwood Koa flooring is the best material choice for your flooring remodel.