Winkler Woods LLC was formed in 2002 by the fourth generation wood-industry leader Jorma Winkler to supply Hawaiian Koa wood (Acacia Koa) to customers worldwide. The Winklers have been a major distributor of Hawaiian tropical hardwoods for the past few decades.
We specialize in supplying your unique wholesale Hawaiian hardwood needs in the musical instrument market for ukuleles and guitars, wood veneers and hardwood lumber for furniture making (cabinetry, panelling, flooring).We keep supply of Mango, Ohia, Kamani, Milo, Cuban Mahogany, Lychee, Silky Oak, Toon, Bloodwood and Sugi (Japanese Cedar).
We specialize in supplying your unique wholesale Hawaiian hardwood needs in the musical instrument market for ukuleles and guitars, wood veneers and hardwood lumber for furniture making (cabinetry, panelling, flooring).We keep supply of Mango, Ohia, Kamani, Milo, Cuban Mahogany, Lychee, Silky Oak, Toon, Bloodwood and Sugi (Japanese Cedar).
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Winkler Woods LLC was formed in 2002 by the fourth generation Koa wood industry leader, Jorma Winkler, to supply Exotic Hawaiian Woods to customers worldwide, both in lumber and veneer form. The Winklers have been a major distributor of Hawai'ian Hardwoods in Hawai'i for the past few decades. We specialize in supplying your Hawaiian Koa, Mango, and Ohia Milo, Cuban Mahogany, Lychee, Silky Oak, Sugi (Japanese Cedar) and other rare hawaiian woods.
We adopted our grading system from the Maple, Spruce and Cedar market. We use the grading system explained below for our Koa tonewood products namely Koa ukulele sets, Koa acoustic guitar sets and Koa electric guitar sets. Please have a look at the photo above and you can see the wood grain range from the left to right from NON (1A) curly to SUPER (5A) curly.
I was really pleased with the service of the staff. I was on the island for work, and have been searching for Koa wood to take back home for a project. I make furniture as a side business, and love woodworking so it was really nice to see the ukulele process and talk to the talented guys building them.
Different Hawaiian Woods come from the only Pacific tropical forests in the United States. Hawaii's endemic trees grow nowhere else on earth. Most of these species are hardwoods; highly productive broad-leafed tropical trees. Many are very dense and require special skill to mill, season, and work efficiently.
Jorma Winkler has been slicing Hawaiian Koa and other exotic Hawaiian hardwoods such as Mango, Ohia, Milo, Kamani, Toon, Bloodwood and Sugi (Japanese Cedar) since 2003. Through Jorma's Japanese company, Maikai Wood Hawaii, located in Aichi prefecture, Japan, we are able so supply raw veneers in large quantities for shipping worldwide.
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Chuck Osborne
Apr 21, 2021
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Joe L.
Jun 16, 2020
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Jim Knapp
Aug 08, 2018
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Great selection of koa in all shapes and sizes! I was looking foer some small pieces of figured koa to take back in my suitcase to the mainland (I am a pen maker) and found their big bins of reasonably-priced edge cutoffs which are specifically sold as pen blanks. There were also larger sizes of very curly koa as well. Parking is a little tight, but worth the effort when you see what they have in stock!
Wes Johnson
Oct 17, 2017
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I was really pleased with the service of the staff. I was on the island for work, and have been searching for Koa wood to take back home for a project. I make furniture as a side business, and love woodworking so it was really nice to see the ukulele process and talk to the talented guys building them. The owner Jorm even took a little time to talk to me about the business. The selection of wood was awesome and they cut the wood down to fit in my suitcase. It was nice to see their hospitality even though I only bought a small amount. It also helped that each piece of wood was already priced. Will
Sid Ho
Sep 23, 2017
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Great selection of wood, reasonably priced. We walked in and talked with the owner, he was very accommodating and knowledgeable. By the time we were finishing with the purchase I noticed they had technically closed prior to our arrival, but the owner didn't pay any mind to it and treated us very nicely. We didn't feel rushed in the slightest. If I'm ever back in the area, this will be my place to buy wood pieces.
