Ralph Allen Jones Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Good Afternoon Friends, For your various projects, what is your favorite wood to use in the making of the project? Grandpadave52, FlGatorwood and steven newman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 maple, walnut, cherry, hickory, birch, aspen, and ambrosia _________ ... FlGatorwood, steven newman and Dadio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HandyDan Posted November 13, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Free wood. I have rarely purchased wood. I have always tried to recycle wood and always rescue good wood that has been left for the trash. I also process downed trees into useable lumber too. I am not talking construction lumber but have salvaged that too when the need arises. I have to sheds with frames built with reclaimed construction lumber. Harry Brink, Larry Buskirk, FlGatorwood and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeb41 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Other than free wood like Dan I like cherry and red oak. steven newman, FlGatorwood and Nickp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven newman Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Have used about everything......don't really like maple, though. Working with Cherry right now. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Walnut or red oak. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Maple and oak are the 2 that I have used the most FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Depends on what I'm doing. Flat work, walnut is my favorite with cherry a very distant second. Since I've gotten more avid about turning, maple, maple and maple, would be my first three choices. Then cherry, then somewhere down the list, walnut. I don't tend to use exotics. Steve FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Allen Jones Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Just as I thought you might choose and as for myself I prefer Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Walnut and Poplar. I try to stay away from Walnut as much as I can due to the toxic qualities because of the problems in my lungs . Thank you all for your replies. FlGatorwood, steven newman and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Cherry, Walnut, Red Oak are all favorites, and easy to work with . On the other end of the spectrum, I've found Hard Maple, and Caribbean Rosewood, are hard on me and the tools. Edited November 14, 2016 by It Was Al B add content FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Used a lot of poplar, red & white oak, yellow & white pine and some maple & cherry; even used some basswood... Hope to try some mulberry in about a year just to what I can do with it and will have some limited amount of apple too. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Allen Jones Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Grandpadave, You will find the mulberry is nice with red streaks running through it and makes for some nice turning. I like but, it is hard to find any large enough to turn any large projects. Grandpadave52 and FlGatorwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, Ralph Allen Jones said: Grandpadave, You will find the mulberry is nice with red streaks running through it and makes for some nice turning. I like but, it is hard to find any large enough to turn any large projects. Thanks Ralph; good info...I wondered if that might be the case...may have to budget for a mini or midi lathe down the road and see what damage I can do...you're right most I have to clean up is 4"-12" diameter stuff...hoping to re-saw some on the bandsaw, set aside, then glue up and maybe venture into the BS box world...so many inspiring projects on this site from very talented people... FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Ralph, my wood of choice would have to be cherry. The grain is tight and it takes dye beautifully. Either white or red oak would probably sneak into second place. Like you, my least favorite is walnut. It is dirty and just flat stinks. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Thuman Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I personally like ash especially quarter sawn. The Oak then Cherry. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Pine! AKA "select pine" at HD. Turns out all the furniture my wife had bought over the years is made from pine, so matching it is pretty easy. It's all distressed too (on purpose....no kids!), so the usual objections to soft wood don't apply. In plywood, I get a bit fancy, picking ponderosa pine for the greater number of knotholes in the panel (again, matches what we bought). I like maple for durability (kids furniture). Harry Brink and FlGatorwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 If it's wood, or even just woody, I'll try to work with it. I'm an equal opportunity wood butcher. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and FlGatorwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I like to work with ash. Since I stain or color about everything I touch I find ash is the easiest to work with. And working with spray lacquer makes ash even better to use. FlGatorwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Beitz Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 White pine... Al B, FlGatorwood, Artie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Nice looking, and original looking be FlGatorwood and Artie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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