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WoodStax Wild Grain Rosewood Dreadnought Kit - Set 281 — back and sides

WoodStax Limited Edition

Wild Grain Rosewood
Dreadnought Kit

Item #WDLPKV | Set 281 · Dalbergia latifolia

What you see is what you get. This photo shows the actual wood set you'll receive — Set 281.
$899.99

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Set 281 — full view
Back grain detail
Top and rosette detail
Side profile
Neck joint detail
Full kit overview
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AAA Grade Wood

Hand-selected Wild Grain East Indian Rosewood back & sides + AAA Sitka Spruce top

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FREE Waverly Tuners

USA-made, hand-built with lifetime warranty. Nickel with vintage oval knobs.

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Critical Steps Done

Sides bent, back joined, soundboard profiled, braces carved — open the box and build

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Expert Guidance

36-page spiral book + 71-minute DVD with master luthiers Todd Sams & Dan Erlewine

Set 281 — the exact wood you receive
Set 281 · Your Actual Wood

What You See Is What You Get

This Photo.
Your Guitar.

We've photographed every WoodStax set individually. The image above is Set 281 — the actual back, sides, and grain you'll build with. Zoom in and study every ray fleck, figure, and pattern before you buy.

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Individually Photographed

No catalog stock photos. This is the exact rosewood set reserved for you — wild grain, bookmatched, and joined.

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No Two Alike

Wild Grain East Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) offers dramatic, unique figure in every set. Your guitar will be truly one of a kind.

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Stable & Flat

Wild grain can be temperamental — we've hand-selected pieces that are flat, stable, and well-behaved for a confident build.

Pre-Completed Work

Hours of Shop Time,
Already Behind You

You don't need a shop full of specialized tools. The most technical, critical steps are complete — so you can focus on the craft of building.

01

Neck Carved

Mahogany neck precisely shaped with a machined bolt-on neck joint at the 14th fret. Consistent every time — no jig required.

02

Top Joined, Profiled & Routed

The AAA Sitka Spruce soundboard is joined, thickness-sanded, soundhole cut, and rosette channel routed. Pick up where the pros left off.

03

Back Bookmatched & Joined

Matched halves are precisely bookmatched, joined, and cut to shape — revealing the mirror-image wild grain pattern at its most dramatic.

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Sides Accurately Bent

The quartersawn rosewood sides are bent to shape — the step that trips up most beginners and requires specialized bending equipment.

Top and herringbone rosette detail
Neck joint and fingerboard
Complete kit laid out

Included at No Extra Charge

FREE Waverly
Tuning Machines

★ $99+ retail value — included with this kit

A guitar of this caliber deserves the best tuners in the world. Waverly Tuning Machines are hand-built in the USA with vintage oval knobs in highly polished nickel — the same tuners found on museum-quality instruments.

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Hand-Built in the USA

Crafted with the same pride and patience you'll pour into your build. Waverly machines are legendary among professional luthiers worldwide.

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Unconditional Lifetime Warranty

Every set of Waverlyʼs comes with a no-questions lifetime warranty — as enduring as the guitar you're about to build.

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Vintage Oval Knobs, Polished Nickel

Elegant and precise. The period-correct look that makes a dreadnought feel timeless — tuning stability worthy of a performing instrument.

Wild Grain Rosewood detail

Everything in the Box

Complete Kit.
Nothing Left to Source.

Every component you need to build a professional-grade acoustic dreadnought — tonewoods, hardware, binding, hardware, and the instruction package that makes it possible.

Tonewoods

  • AAA Sitka Spruce top — soundhole cut, rosette channel routed
  • AAA Wild Grain East Indian Rosewood back — joined & shaped
  • AAA Quartersawn Rosewood sides — accurately bent
  • Quartersawn Spruce pre-carved braces

Neck & Fretboard

  • Carved Mahogany neck — bolt-on joint at 14th fret
  • Rosewood fingerboard, slotted
  • Rosewood headstock overlay
  • Pre-radiused frets
  • Hot Rod two-way adjustable truss rod
  • Pearloid fingerboard inlays

Hardware & Tuners

  • FREE Waverly Tuning Machines — nickel / vintage oval knobs
  • Waverly Galalith white bridge pins (precision-machined)
  • Waverly Galalith white end pin and strap button
  • Rosewood bridge
  • Bleached bone nut and saddle

Binding & Cosmetics

  • White binding
  • Laminated black and white purfling
  • Herringbone rosette
  • Black pickguard

Build Tools & Aids

  • Pre-cut heavy cardboard molds for body assembly
  • Full-size blueprint and bracing template

Instruction Package

  • Illustrated 36-page spiral-bound instruction book
  • 71-minute step-by-step DVD with Todd Sams & Dan Erlewine
  • Phone support from StewMac expert techs

Ready to Build?

Your Dream Guitar
Starts with
This Wood.

  • Set 281 — the exact wild grain rosewood you see photographed
  • FREE Waverly Tuning Machines included ($99+ value)
  • 36-page book + 71-minute DVD — complete build course
  • Expert phone support from StewMac luthiers
  • Lifetime Promise — StewMac replaces anything that fails
  • 100% satisfaction — return unworked sets for full refund

WoodStax Wild Grain Rosewood Dreadnought Kit

Item #WDLPKV | Set 281

$899.99

FREE Waverly Tuning Machines included

● In stock, ready to ship

Sets are sold first come, first served

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