JURA TONEWOOD is a small sawmill specialized in guitar making wood. Located in the French Jura mountains (near the Switzerland’s border), our cuts come from high quality logs within a 100 km range of the workshop.
JURA TONEWOOD is made up by the experience of François DRUET, guitarmaker since 2015 and passionate about wood for the ten years, and Claire CRAUSAZ. Them work relies on locally active professionals in wood transformation.
All our woods are carefully selected and cut to ensure straight grain pieces with specific aesthetic and beautiful grain. The wood varieties we offer are mainly local such as spruce, maple, ash, walnut, alder, cherry wood or basswood. The trees are selected in the forest and/or directly in logs. Then they are cut in quarter and stored for a few months before the final cut.
The pieces that are offered for sale on our website are unique, and you can select your wood according to the pictures before placing an order. For low qualities or for particular products (bracing wood, headplate, bridge,...) the photo is generic and does not necessarily correspond to the product shipped.
The drying of the wood is most of the time natural, if it is different, it is mentionned in the product description.
The year of cut of the tree is indicated in the product description. Wood is often quite fresh, and you need to wait before using it. It's the responsability of the customer to decide when the product is ready to work. Usually we say that you can start working with softwood after 3 years' drying, and hardwood after 5 years' drying. Wood that has been kiln-dried (KD) or roasted can be used immediately.
Wood should be stored in a healthy, dry, breathable environment. Despite careful selection (straight-grained, non-stressed wood), parts may be subject to deformation beyond our control. In the case of thin thicknesses, this is quite natural and disappears when the piece of wood is worked.
Our wood stock undergoes no chemical treatment. Pieces are duly examined before sale and before shipped. It's important to check your wood stock regularly and not to store it near a firewood stock, old frames, old furniture, etc. because of insects attack. If this phenomenon appears on wood that has been stored for several months, the problem is not our responsibility.
This Online shop offers you part of our stock, however if you do not find the cut corresponding to your search, don't hesitate to contact us by email.