African Mahogany Neck Blanks
With the perfect combination of strength and sound, these blanks are ideal for building electric guitar necks. We've secured a stash of this excellent wood at an incredible price. Grab one (or 10) for your next build.
African Mahogany (Khaya spp.)
Luthiers choose African Mahogany for its fantastic tone, workability, and straight grain. The tone and look are nearly identical to Honduran Mahogany—when used for an electric guitar, it creates the classic punchy midrange that defines the instrument.
With a very uniform density, African Mahogany works and cuts well with both hand and power tools. The reddish-brown coloring will make a beautiful guitar with either a solid or translucent finish. It's an open pore wood, and requires filler to level the grain.
Top quality tonewood
For over 50 years we've supplied premium neck wood to instrument makers large and small. Each kiln-dried neck blank is a solid piece that's ready for bandsawing and shaping in your shop. Each quartersawn blank is graded AA.
Features:
- Solid African Mahogany (Khaya spp.)
- Top quality AA-graded
- Quartersawn
- Ready for thickness sanding, bandsawing, and shaping
Approximate dimensions:
1" x 3" x 26" (25mm x 80mm x 660mm)
Get the perfect neck shape
Our Neck Shaping Templates are meticulously reproduced from some of the greatest acoustic and electric guitars ever made. We also have shaping templates for basses, banjos, and mandolins too.
Our instructions "Neck Construction Tips and Techniques" include tips for adding headstock "ears," routing for a truss rod, laminating a classical guitar heel, and more.
Need help calculating your fret locations?
Our online fret scale calculator can calculate any scale length you want to use. It will also give you accurate measurements for locating the bridge on your instrument.
