What Is Figured Koa Wood

Posted 2010 01 21 12 27 am.

What is figured koa wood.

If koa is quarter sawn 20 to 50 bf. Plain koa or koa that has no changes in color or figure can be purchased from 15 to 20 bf. The spirit of the volcano lives in this tree and radiates from the lumber. A friend has the 2009 collectors sweet guitar with the figured koa top.

Is it solid koa wood or a koa veneer on top of another layer. Any info would be appreciated. Koa lumber with a premium curl can strain your wallet for 60 to 120 bf depending on the intensity of the figure and the reputation of the exotic wood dealer who is selling it. Chris allen of koa wood hawaii in kurtistown hawaii cost of koa wood.

Curly koa is also unmatched in price with highly figured material for guitar sets priced as high as 150 bf. The problem with koa. Thus the supply of koa wood depends significantly on storm frequency. Color ranges from almost white blonde golds honey golds reds all the way to chocolate walnut colors the most varied wood coloration of all woods imo.

The grain is interlocked which often causes curly figuring. Most acacia koa has some kind of figure or light or stress curl on it. Koa is a hard wood and has high crush resistance and shock absorbance. The price of koa may vary as much as any species of hardwood in the world.

I am looking at a couple of takamine guitars one thats also figure koa. Koa exotic wood koa may be the most spectacular hardwood in the world.