Douglas Fir is the Oregon state tree. I find myself scouring the re-build-it center, scrap wood piles and Craigslist for any hint of this fine grained old growth stuff. I believe this was a stair tread, found in the Carpenter ant stash. It is very strong, sounds wonderful and has a reddish, rustic look too it. I have found the 2nd growth wood also sounds great, but is harder to work with. The back, sides and neck of this uke is Honduras mahogany from the Carpenter Ant stash. Because of bad forestry practice, it is now un-available, but these boards were cut for Grandfather clocks when it was still pretty easy to find. I love it far better than the current African “mahogany” that is available. The pistachio fretboard, headplate and bridge come from California orchards. Rae wanted a copy of an ukulele that she saw at a festival. I was happy to oblige, it is always nice when a customer knows just what they want!