Re: What's your Favorite Tonewood?
There is no particular wood known as ironwood other than local names used because that wood is heavy. That's why I prefer the Latin names for classification. Names can be deceiving. Korina is a trademarked name, by Gibson - for limba. A lot of what is represented as white mahogany or korina is actually yellowheart or meranti. Philippine Mahogany is actually luaun. Spanish Cedar isn't Spanish or cedar - it's close to mahogany. I can't remember exactly, I think what we know as oak here in the US is known as pine in Great Britain. It's all very confusing, which is why I prefer the exact taxonomic species name of various woods in Latin.
I'd still like to try a solid body neck through made with ironwood or some other type of mesquite.
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