
Trees • Craft • Music
Pacific Rim Tonewoods is a specialty sawmill that has been supplying wood to the makers of fine musical instruments-…
Pacific Rim Tonewoods is a specialty sawmill that has been supplying wood to the makers of fine musical instruments-…
Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a native hardwood tree found west of the Cascade mountain range. Maple typically has…
RESEARCH NEWS Pacific Rim Tonewoods has partnered with Taylor Guitars to produce a unique research study on the grading of…
Hi, I am Kevin Burke. My wife and I live in Bellingham, where we raised our two beautiful daughters,…
PRT recently bought a highly figured walnut tree that had been growing on Phyllis Queen’s family farm for over 90…
Karl Strauss Brewery, Taylor Guitars, and Pacific Rim Tonewoods: bringing music, maple, and great beer together. Music To Our…
“We love to use local woods and products, and we love to make local jobs, but the world is…
“In a town best known for its long-gone concrete plant, some music lovers are hoping to make Concrete better…
Paniolo Tonewoods has been working with Haleakala Ranch and Native Nursery on Maui to selectively harvest and to propogate koa.…
Steve McMinn’s wife has a theory: Steve is interested in wheat and other grains because the stalks are like…
http://pacificrimtonewoods.com/wp-content/uploads/radiolab_podcast16trees.mp3 “From Tree to Shining Tree” explores how trees and fungi share resources and communicate through what’s called…
My name is Brian Sweeney and I have a log and mill career spanning 21 years. In 1998,…
by Dr. Dave Olson The wood of the spruce tree has been valued for centuries as an ideal soundboard…
Koa is an acacia tree native to Hawaii. It has traditionally been used for canoes, surfboards, and guitars. Although…
Thermal modification of tonewood (TMT) is an exciting new development in the guitar world. TMT uses a specialized kiln…
PRT’s work with maple was recently featured in Wood & Steel, the magazine for Taylor Guitars. Volume 81/Winter 2015.…
I started working at Pacific Rim Tonewoods in the Winter of 2010, as a second job in between fire…
Utopia is an area mid-river in the Skagit Valley. It was once the site of a utopian community, which didn’t…
Steve McMinn and Pacific Rim Tonewoods are featured in this documentary from our friends at Fretboard Journal.
Darius Kinsey was a highly skilled and dedicated photographer of early 20th centuty life and industry in the Pacific…
Acoustic Magazine – Taylor made for Maple February 12, 2015
At PRT, we envision a future that encompasses reforestation, energy and material efficiencies, and continued support of land conservation…
Carving Music Out Of Northwest Trees, By Sarah Waller May 29, 2013
Each tree expresses its life uniquely. Soil, sun, rain, wind and forest environment all affect how a tree grows…
Northwest Business Monthly Business Profile (PDF, 698 KB) September 2011