Absolutely. We regularly ship our tonewoods to luthiers and builders all over the world. Whether you’re in the United States, EU, or beyond, we ensure your wood is packed with extreme care and shipped via reliable global couriers with full tracking.
We ship globally on a daily basis. Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your location and the weight of your order. If you have a large order or specific requirements, feel free to contact us for a bespoke quote.
For example orders to the United States are normally delivered in 3-5 business days.
Note that we use our preferred courier as they are proven to deliver quickly and safely, with very few customs issues. With this in mind, we won't change couriers for your order, but we can pack your order and provide weights and dimensions for you to arrange shipping yourself.
Yes, most of the time. When you import goods (buy from another country) your own countries customs will generally charge you Duty, worked out as % of the total order value. The amount depends on where your order is shipping to and the duty/tax rates set by that country. We do expect our customers to research this themselves as you will be liable to pay any fees directly to customs in your delivery country.
We add your provided contact details to the shipment, so that you receive tracking and customs can contact you directly about any fees.
In the EU, you will need to pay VAT as well. This will NOT be added at checkout and you will need to pay it on import to your country. You can add your VAT number at checkout if you are registered and we will add this to the customs declaration when we are booking your shipment.
In the United States and elsewhere, any other Sales Tax will be due at the time of import and payable by you.
International shipping is always via an express courier unless agreed otherwise. We use this courier as they carry the parcel themselves and handle the customs clearance as well. We get very few issues with all of our international shipping, but please do get in touch if you have any questions.
Find out the origins of Luthier Wood on our About Us page.
Luthier Wood buys in from all over the world, but most of our stock is sourced from at home in the UK or imported from the USA. It is very important to us that the wood we sell is ethically sourced, and wont work with suppliers that can’t prove where the wood came from. In his private life John has a huge fascination with natural history and wildlife – show him a picture of some weird and wonderful animal and he’ll be able to tell you what it is and where its from! So conservation is very close to our hearts at Luthier Wood and we specialise in buying in old growth and salvage woods where possible.
Yes, all the wood we sell is either air dried or kiln dried. We have no immediate plans to sell wet, or ‘green’ wood, but should we ever do so then it will be made very clear in the sales post for the item.
Luthier Wood has access to some of the finest woods available, and has a large stock that wont currently be on the website. So if you are looking for something in particular then just drop us a message with the details and we’ll be eager to help.
Yes, the beard is where 85% of a woodworkers raw talent comes from, and so growth is encouraged to achieve maximum potential.
All wood sets should be stored carefully, away from heat sources or direct sunlight and in a dry environment.
For more information read our blog post
Yes, absolutely! This video explains how you can deal with bark incursions. Have a listen here
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