Alder Wood
Straight grained with fine texture but without luster.
Alder wood. On a hardness scale alder ranks. Whereas most wand woods seek similarity in the characters of those they will best serve alder is unusual in that it seems to desire a nature that is if not precisely opposite to its own then. The Italian alder has a heart-shaped lead which is 2 to 3 cm long and 15 to 2 cm wide.
Expansive covered terraces on living level. Ever since it remains the body wood for the majority of Fender electric instruments. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
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Having the botanical name Alnus cordata the Italian alder is a deciduous tree belonging to the Birch family. Fender adopted alder for electric instrument bodies in mid-1956 probably for no other reason than it was there. Now you see alder in very high-end places says Miller.
European alder is very easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Wet alder smokes a lot and leaves behind a lot of ash. Planting more trees is the best climate change solution.
It sands especially easy. Ultimately the wood has come a long way from its very humble beginnings. Trees woods and wildlife.