Agathis Wood

American Tulipwood Poplar Wenge Phoenix Paulownia and Agathis are other woods often used in guitar bodies each with its own specific tonal qualities.

Agathis wood. Common names for Agathis are kauri or dammar. A durable timber which could be used for lightweight boatbuilding or cabinet work. Pohon damar Agathis dammara Lamb Rich adalah sejenis pohon anggota tumbuhan runjung Gymnospermae yang merupakan tumbuhan asli IndonesiaDamar menyebar di Maluku Sulawesi hingga ke Filipina Palawan dan SamarDi Jawa tumbuhan ini dibudidayakan untuk diambil getah atau hars-nya.

Wood is classified as the type of wood that is not very durable-durable and not easily weathered. In my opinion body wood is about looks not about tone. Similar to Douglas fir.

Agathis is simply a plentiful wood in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands where a lot of lower-priced instruments are manufactured. Not exactly the same but the differences are more likely hardware than wood. Grain can pick up during planing but otherwise it works well.

Tropical regions in Southeast Asia Pacific Islands and Australia and New Zealand. Agathis commonly known as kauri or dammara is a genus of 22 species of evergreen treeThe genus is part of the ancient conifer family Araucariaceae a group once widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods but now largely restricted to the Southern Hemisphere except for a number of extant Malesian Agathis. Agathis is a coniferous pine and can have nicely textured grain if cut properly.

No commercial restriction 60 120 8 11 yes low must be treated absent straight fine not clearly demarcated light yellow WOOD DESCRIPTION LOG DESCRIPTION Color. Not listed in the CITES Appendices but is reported as being conservation dependent by the IUCN. Agathis dammara Agathis alba synonymous Agathis lanceolata Agathis moorei Agathis obtusa Commercial restriction.

In the logging industry it is generally referred to as commercial grade mahogany. This fine grained lightweight timber from Australasia has a sheen to it unlike most other timbers. Agathis has a specific gravity of about 56 and weighs about 39 pounds per cubic foot at 12 percent moisture content.