Description

Blackheart Sassafras Cap

Quarter sawn, book match pair – Beautiful rare Blackheart Sassafras with bold colour which creates a strong contrast.

Blackheart Sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum), native to Tasmania, Australia, is highly valued for its tonal qualities in instrument making, particularly for guitars and other stringed instruments.

David from Australian Guitar Timbers mills all his logs which then sit in strip and air dry for at least two years before being cut into blocks. The timber is then placed in a Solar or Electric Kiln and dried further to between 8 and 10% moisture content. Nearly all of the logs David has are sourced locally here in Queensland except for the Tasmanian Timbers.  Rather than trees being sent to be chipped they are saved and collected to be repurposed. Australian Guitar Timbers sustainably collect wood and love that they can convert the timber into a much-loved instrument part.