Yes, pencil cedar is the most common wood that pencils are made from. Eastern red cedar was used before incense cedar, which is native to northern California. Both woods were chosen because they sharpen easily.
The guitar compares favorably to a mahogany OM. The neck is African mahogany (khaya) sourced from a salvage yard.
The bridge and fingerboard are red karra, which was salvaged from a crate that contained paneling from Southeast Asia. For many years, I could not identify that wood, but I saw some at a local exotic wood dealer a few years ago.
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