Favorite wood

[Gary Keedwell]

I am not ashamed to say that quarter-sawn white oak is my favorite wood. ( don't raise your nose..to me!!!) LOL

Gary K.

[Dan Drager]

Nothing works or smells better than Black Walnut IMHO. Though I love how both Mahogany and cherry finish.

Doug, you should pick a wood that floats.

[Paul Canaris]

Walnut for looks. Mahogany for ease of working. Although if I could only choose one for the furniture I would live with, it would be Walnut.

[Dan Gill]

Favorite wood? Hmm.... That would have to be Mopane. What a beautiful wood. Unfortunately it's so expensive that I have only used it as accent pieces.

You just live in the wrong place, Mike. Mopane is used for firewood in parts of Africa.

[Dan Gill]

I love cutting mahogany the most because of the smell. White oak runs a close second there. Quarter-sawn white oak is my favorite to work with.

For sheer looks, that curly koa is hard to beat.

[Bill VanderLaan]

I love White Oak - does not even have to be quartersawn. I am also starting to appreciate Poplar.

No interest in many of the exotics. They sure are pretty, but they are a bit too gaudy for the shaker style furniture that I prefer.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nothing quite like good black walnut and or curly maple. For both flat work or turning.

[Rick de Roque]

Doug, you should pick a wood that floats.

Dan,
Best line of the day.

Rick

[Mark Singer]

This is a good question??? not the one I am working with now!

[Calvin Hobbs]

It's got to be mahogany, followed by walnut, with the Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture that I enjoy so much.

Cherry is nice too, and I have never worked with tiger maple but I intend to.

CH

[Larry D. Wagner]

I like all of the popular NA hardwoods, red oak, white oak, cherry, walnut, maple and poplar. I am especially fond of poplar as it can be made to look like many other woods with the right finishing techniques. In the exotic stuff, purple heart, bloodwood, padauk and bubinga all are to my liking.

Larry

[Gary Breckenridge]

Walnut with maple accents or dowels is my favorite. Walnut is the only wood that has inspired me to play lumberjack.

[Montgomery Scott]

African Blackwood, turns wonderfully and has such depth, color and chatoyancy.

Desert Ironwood burl is another exceptional wood for the same reasons.

Amboyna burl also gets a thumbs up.

[Tony Ward]

Without a doubt my favourite timber is Australian Red Cedar [Toona australis]. A hardwood grown in the costal rainforests of eastern Australia. the heartwood is pale to dark red, depending on the maturity of the wood. Sapwood is very pale pink or yellow and distinctive from the heartwood.

Great for making my bandsawn boxes, once plentiful it is now a scarce resource!

[Dan McGuire]

My favorite wood is the same as my favorite beer: FREE
however if I have to buy, then I like maple, cherry and oak.