Agathis wood is a fairly cheap wood useful for making all sorts of things. It's a general purpose wood. A tropical tree in the pine family, however it is not as soft as pine. It can be used to make Musical Instruments, however it is not the best wood for that purpose. Actually, it's not the best wood for making anything, but it could easily be used to make anything. It's a "universal" wood.
According to my research and personal experience, both alder and agathis are considered soft woods, but I believe alder is the harder of the two. But wood densities can vary greatly. Agathis is in the pine family, so it would stand to reason that it's soft. The alder wood guitar bodies that I own don't seem that soft to me! Hope that helps.
Agathis microstachya was created in 1918.
Wiring and electronics and wood the wood usually used is agathis basswood mahogany and alder p.s. fender's are better than Gibson.
The botanical name for raja kayu wood is Agathis borneensis. It is a species of coniferous tree native to Southeast Asia.
Agathis trees are gymnosperms, from the Araucariaceae family.
Kauri tree.
wood and wood The wood used in the carvings you see decorating things such as traditional Maori carved houses and gateposts is usually Totara (Podocarpus Totara) and sometimes, particularly in the north, NZ Kauri ( Agathis Australis). Bone and Pounamu (greenstone) were also carved to make and decorate other items such as weapons and jewellery.
Kauri (Agathis australis).
The name would be Agathis spp (S)
Varies from Body woods as Agathis ,Mahagony or NATO (Eastern Mahagony) or Ash and Neck Woods like Maple or Mahagony and Fretboard woods like Ebony or Rosewood. Woods in Chinese Guitars do not have to be necessarily bad.
->almaciga (agathis philippinesis) ->waling-waling (vanda sanderiana) ->jade vine(strongylodon macrobotrys)
Northland in the north of the North Island is where Agathis australis, the Kauri, is most commonly found.