• Specialty Craft Woods for
    Your Next Woodworking Project

    Based in Chilliwack BC, we supply hand-selected figured maple, burl, and premium hardwoods to luthiers, woodturners, and hobbyists across North America.

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Western Canada’s Curated Source for Specialty Wood

Our customers come to us for wood that stands out—not wood that blends in.

We focus on high-character wood for both artisans and hobbyists who care about quality and figure. So, we are not a slab yard, and we are not a commodity lumber supplier.

We specialize in figured bigleaf maple and premium specialty hardwoods selected for grain, character, and build potential.

Our core materials include:

  • Turning blanks
  • Burl and high-character wood blocks
  • Instrument-grade maple billets
  • Small-format hardwoods for cutting boards, charcuterie boards, wedding centre pieces and custom builds

Every piece is individually selected and measured.

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  • bowl blank stacks
  • spalted maple block
  • sorting figured maple fretboards
  • craft wood
  • bookmatched curly maple tops
  • pallet quilted maple blocks
  • bookmatched spalted maple guitar tops
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  • bookmatched maple tops
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Specialty Wood Products We Carry

Our Signature Material: Figured Bigleaf Maple

Known across Western Canada for figured maple, our inventory regularly includes:

  • Curly maple
  • Quilted maple
  • Spalted maple
  • Thick maple billets
  • Book-matched maple sets

Discover the figured maple that turns your next project into a showpiece.

Turning Blanks & Small Craft Wood

Round turning blanks and character wood for:

  • Bowls and vessels
  • Pepper mills
  • Hollow forms
  • Resin hybrid projects

Burl & Character
Pieces

Unique, high-figure wood selected for visual impact.

Perfect for statement projects and one-of-a-kind builds.

Guitar & Instrument Grade Wood

For boutique instrument builders:

  • Bookmatched figured maple body tops
  • Guitar fretboards
  • Instrument billets

Consistent quality and professional communication for production clients.

Our Story

Bow River began as a specialty wood supplier serving makers who wanted more than standard lumber.

Over the years, we operated under several names including Bow River Specialty Woods and Bow River Wood to Works, as the business evolved.

Today, Bow River Tone & Craft reflects our focus clearly:
Tone. Craft. Figure. Character.

We built this business on long-term relationships.

Many of our customers return year after year. If you are searching for specific figured maple, burl, or specialty hardwood, we are happy to discuss availability and upcoming material.

Located in Chilliwack, BC, we serve the Lower Mainland and ship specialty wood across Canada and the US.

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Request Specific Material

If you need a particular species, size, or figure type, contact us directly. Let us know: species, dimensions, and intended use (turning, guitar, cutting board, etc.) We will confirm availability or notify you when suitable material arrives.

We welcome you to visit our shop in Chilliwack, BC to browse available inventory, including:

  • Figured maple blanks
  • Turning wood
  • Burl
  • Specialty hardwoods

If you are looking for something specific, we recommend calling ahead.

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FAQS

Yes. Figured bigleaf maple is our signature material. We regularly carry curly maple, quilted maple and spalted maple billets and blanks.

We carry figured maple, turning blanks, burl, walnut, cherry, and other specialty hardwoods suitable for woodturning, guitar building, cutting boards, and custom craft projects.

We occasionally carry slabs, but our primary focus is figured maple and small-format specialty hardwoods.

Yes. We ship specialty wood and figured maple across Canada and the US. Contact us for shipping details.

Yes. Many repeat customers let us know what size, species, or figure they are looking for. If suitable material comes in, we notify them.

Bigleaf maple, native to the Pacific Northwest, is known for dramatic quilt and curl figure. It is often preferred for guitar tops and highly figured turning blanks due to its visual depth and workability.

We are located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, serving the Lower Mainland and shipping across Canada.

Looking for Figured Maple or Specialty Wood?

Whether you are new to woodworking, a guitar builder, woodturner, hobbyist, or craft maker — we can help you find the right piece.

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