Mines walnut.
2006-10-03 01:53:04 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Ash makes the best tool shaft. Cork is best for a tight fit and is a favourite for bunging butts. Box speaks for itself. Balsa is easy to work on if you're happy with it soft but ebony is legendary if you want something hard. Plane is often overlooked but is in fact ideal if you want a great length. Pine is good to look at when stripped and cherry is a special treat.
2006-10-03 03:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by Trust Me 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I see Walnut pieces I have to admire its beauty and I agree it is one of my favourites. However I visited a master carpenter some time ago, who was planing some Beech then sanding it prior to polishing, ever since then I have acquired many items of the wood which is a firm favourite
2006-10-04 04:39:06 · answer #2 · answered by hawkeye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've turned many types of wood.
But you can't beat a bit of English Oak.
French Oak..Pah, that hurricane a few years ago was the worst thing that happned to the british furniture style. Its all so lifeless and pale.
Zebrano, Sequoia, Mulberry, Yew, Ash, Panga Panga, Beech, Padauk, London Plane, Pear...all have a place on my lathe.
2006-10-03 08:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood
2006-10-03 08:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Andy M Thompson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tiger Maple
2006-10-03 11:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by Carp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oak or walnut
2006-10-03 09:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know that all the Americans are going to make erection jokes about this don't you?
Personally I like a big quiet one I can lost in, like a pine wood.
2006-10-03 08:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Grinner5000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine's Oak. It's a sacred tree in the Celtic belief. It is so hard that weevils cannot bore into it!
2006-10-03 11:31:58 · answer #8 · answered by Kari J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandalwood. It smells great, and unlike dickwood or morningwood (see above), it doesn't lose its hardness over time. Tut, tut, read Trust Me's answer, what a naughty kitten! I'll never touch cork again.
2006-10-03 17:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do like birds eye walnut.
My wife says she likes 12 inch wood, I think we need ot talk!
2006-10-04 09:52:57 · answer #10 · answered by advent m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋