Engelmann 16 bearclaw From here the boards are

From here the boards are air dried

we split these logs into guitar top blocks

000 year-old redwood tree that was salvaged from a creek as part of a salmon restoration project in Northern California

to a final moisture content of 8

Four piece tops are cut from a smaller section of a tree

Engelmann 16 bearclaw From here the boards areWeve stocked the Vault with a limited selection of traditional Engelmann spruce tops, sourced locally in the North Cascades. Like all our spruce, we split these logs into guitar top blocks, focusing on maximizing quality while minimizing any twist that a log might have. The sawyer then cuts the blocks into quartered boards, locking in the radial stiffness. From here the boards are air dried, then finished over a period of 3 4 weeks in our