Your favourite wood?

**charlieart66** · 29th July 2007, 11:33 AM

mine would have to be cherry or maybe some black walnut due to the grain, but i also love the smell of freshly cut cedar.What about you?

**echnidna** · 29th July 2007, 11:55 AM

Charlie, your homepage link isn't set up correctly
it should be
http://www.timbertags.com/

not

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...timbertags.com

**RufflyRustic** · 29th July 2007, 08:10 PM

For working with - Yellow cedar, then camphor Laurel
For looks alone - Flame She Oak and Hairy Oak

**ss_11000** · 29th July 2007, 08:23 PM

i love the look of dead finish!!!and most other desert woods.
i love the smell of camphor

probably my fave wood is free wood thou

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 29th July 2007, 08:33 PM

My favourite wood? How can I possibly pick just one?

Lessee...

to look at: quilted Redgum or fiddlebacked Tas. Blackwood. Yum!
to work: Oak (Especially if staining is involved )
to lust after: Ebony and Lignum Vitae
to carve: Huon Pine
to turn: waddya got?
to give away: Radiata

**Bluegum** · 29th July 2007, 09:14 PM

As skew said,

Silky oak, iron bark, Blackwood are some of my favourites but I am always on the look out for others. Afte all there is timbers out there so you never know what may show up.

**weisyboy** · 29th July 2007, 09:50 PM

my top 10

bloodwood (turning/furniture)
eastern red cedar (furniture)
ironbark (furniture/turning)
camphorlaurel (turning)
silky oak (furniture/boxes)
mango (turning)
spottygum (furniture/turning)
red box (furniture)
white box (furniture)
mountain oak (turning)

**TTIT** · 30th July 2007, 12:14 AM

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**Lignum** · 30th July 2007, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

to lust after: Ebony and Lignum

Skew i didnt know you cared

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 30th July 2007, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Lignum

Skew i didnt know you cared

Not quite, only your life force, Lig. Presence of the rest is neither mandatory nor desirable.

**Harry72** · 30th July 2007, 02:08 AM

My fav... Crapiarta!

**Capt. Zero** · 30th July 2007, 04:51 AM

Like TTIT said what ever grows on trees. I'm new at the game, so there's lots I've not worked with...yet. So far I'm particularly fond of figured maple. I can get lost in the figure.Attachment 51891

ps:hope I did this right

**Stu in Tokyo** · 30th July 2007, 05:50 AM

For flatwork, simple Walnut.

For turning, the free wet stuff

**Tony Hunt** · 5th August 2007, 07:48 PM

Too many choices. I've been using various kinds of kauri lately (recycled NZ, Queensland, and Malaysian) and I've really been enjoying it - nice colour and figure, easy to work, a delight to plane. Dents easily though.

I love the smell of woods like white cypress and huon pine.

I like fine-grained stuff like Swiss Pear and English Boxwood when making model boats.

I love recycling timber - you never know what might be under the paint, grime, weathering etc. It makes it a bit of an adventure.

I love radiata - it's great for getting the fire started.

**Exador** · 5th August 2007, 09:13 PM

Red mahogany would have to be my favourite timber, closely followed by forest red gum. I haven't used it yet, but I suspect that albizzia fastigiata might become a fave, if it remains as stable as it has so far and the colour is just incredible. I love quarter cut silky (G robusta) for its figure and workability.

Every new log I cut is an exploration, because each one is unique. It's a joy finding out what they hold inside.

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