Mandolin Tonewood: Backs and Sides

 Flat back and Arch back Mandolin wood is often Maple, though Timeless offer you some other species for variation and alternatives. There is more quilted waiting to be cut if you want to Carve that figure!
 If you are curious about our grading system, you can find an explaination right here.

Set M56 mandolin Quilted Maple

Flat back mandolin set in Full on Quilted figure !

Set M55Mandolin Quilted Mapel

one of 3 sister sets Could be used for Baritone Ukulele

Koa curl Mandolin flat 106

Mandolin or Ukulele lots of room to play . sides are 3.25 wide.

Q23 Arch back Mandolin Quilted maple

Full 3.4" thick figure ranges from a quilt into a long curl Sides are full quilt. 34" for lots of options.

Mando Cello Flame maple

6.5"x 30" tapers 3/4" to 1/4"  Sides 2.25 x32

Set 431 Ancient Kauri Whitebait Mandolin

Whitebait figure, very good figure!.  Checks in body of sides, one side worse than the other.  Sides left as is leave room for you to work your design around checks, as it depsnd what style of body shape you pick .

Set 444 Ancient Kauri Whitebait Mandolin

Manolin slip match.  Sides - left checks  to allow your choice of beavertail or 2-3 points body shape . Lots of Good wood for sides

Quilted Maple -M57

Full Quilted flat back Mandolin set M57