About Dark Side

About the Company and Materials

Reycle. Reduce. Reuse.

Dark Side of the Wood started out as a jewellery company making plugs/gauges from scrap guitar lumber in Maryland in 2011.  Luthier Matthew Barrett was working in a production line for Paul Reed Smith as a finish hall worker.  In late 2017, Matt relocated back to his hometown Langhorne - a small suburb in Bucks County, PA - to care for his family.  Now, the company collects and dries wood from diseased, dying, or storm fell trees in the area.  The goal of the company is to provide sustainable lumber practices for the local community to support.

Care Instructions*

Limited lifetime warranty* is valid as long as proper care is administered. Please use items as intended and  follow these guidelines:

*Failure to follow these care instructions will void the limited lifetime warranty

Please contact us if you have any questions about the care process or the materials we use.

Nomenclature

To the best of our ability, we have simplified identifying your product based on a numerical system.  All of our wood and crystals are classified by the following method:

XX &.@ 

Year   Species . Location

E.G.:  XVIII III.I = 2018 Juglans  Langhorne

Below you will find a detailed list of species and location, depending on product type.

Wood Species*:

*Your product may have burls or spalting, which is not directly tied to a specific species.

Location: