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The Legend of the Golden Spruce.

Six String Nation Guitar & the Golden Spruce | Feature Article |

In 1997, a mentally unstable, unemployed forest engineer committed murder by the lonely banks of the Yakoun River in British Columbia.

Thomas Grant Hadwin didn’t murder a man, but rather he murdered a tree and the hopes of a generation.

That tree was Kiidk’yaas [...]

Sitka Spruce. Tonewood Profile.

Picea Sitchensis | Tonewood Profile | ”Sitka Spruce”

Quick Facts
Scientific name: Picea Sitchensis
Trade names: Sitka Spruce
Janka: 510
Uses: Tops
RIYL: Port Orford Cedar
Bling factor: Can have bearclaw
Availability: Good at present
CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions

Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
Bling factor [...]

Ziricote. Tonewood Profile

Cordia dodecandra | Tonewood Profile | ”Ziricote”

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Quick Facts
Scientific name: Cordia dodecandra
Trade names: [...]