These natural Sal Wood plectrums are a great addition to your exotic guitar pick collection. Each pick is handcrafted and buffed to a smooth finish. These exotic plectrums can be used for any stringed instrument, and sound great for acoustic or electric guitar players. These picks feel very smooth and comfortable in the hand and feature a thumb indentation on one side and a longer thinner groove on the other to assist the player in holding on to them.

These picks have a very attractive aesthetic and come in a natural finish which showcases the wood used and its organic beauty. Because these are a handmade product each one is unique and will vary in appearance, as well as slightly in size and thickness. These plectrums are a very thick heavy gauge and measure approximately 3mm where you grip the pick, and are beveled down at the tip.

Start exploring new tones with these exotic Sal Wood guitar picks today because the simplest and most inexpensive way to change your tone is to change your pick.

• Thickness: Approximately 3mm where you grip the pick, and beveled down at the tip
• Color: Sal Wood
• Material: Sal Wood
• Size: Approximately 30mm x 25mm x 3mm
• Shape: Standard 351 pick shape with grooves on both sides
• Blank guitar picks, no printing or logo

Wooden plectrums have been used traditionally throughout the world since the dawn of stringed instruments millennia ago.

Sal Wood, scientific name Shorea Robusta, is a dense hardwood that belongs to the genus Shorea, and is found natively in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, and other areas south of the Himalayan mountain region. Sal Wood is one of the most important hardwoods grown in India, and is often the dominant tree in forests in many parts of the subcontinent.

Sal Wood is a light to medium colored wood, usually from a light tan to medium brown in hue, but can darken with extended exposure to sunlight. It typically features an attractive grain pattern and a coarse, porous texture. In terms of its physical properties, Sal Wood is one of the hardest woods on earth, being roughly 25-30% heavier and 45-50% harder and more durable than Teak. This means it is a strong and lost lasting wood, resistant to denting, scratching, and general wear and tear, making it an excellent choice for guitar picks.

Sal trees can reach heights of up to 130 feet with a trunk diameter of over 6 feet. Because Sal trees grow fairly large, are easy to harvest, and are extremely common across a wide range, Sal Wood can be considered a very environmentally friendly and sustainable species of hardwood. Sal Wood is known by other names including Sala, Kandar, Shala, Sakhua, and Sarai. The Sal tree is considered sacred in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Hindus associate the Sal tree with the god Vishnu and goddess Sarna Burhi, and the tree is mentioned in numerous religious scriptures. In Buddhism the Sal tree plays a part in both the birth and death of the Buddha, as well as other stories and tales.

Although Sal Wood has long been prized in India and surrounding areas, it is becoming increasingly popular globally due to its attractive looks and fine physical properties. Sal Wood has traditionally been used for a wide variety of purposes including musical instruments, decorative wood carvings, construction, fine furniture, ornamental boxes, and other specialty wood items.