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[tonylumps]

I know everybody likes free.But what do you like to cut when you buy wood. I have found that Cherry is nice cutting and finishes nice . I tried everything from Cedar to Mahogany but always go back to Cherry

[SilverSliver]

I like black walnut and applewood.

[TripleJScroller]

I haven't had a chance to try a lot of different woods, but I like Red Oak a lot.  I really need to order some different woods to try.

[rdatelle]

I cut a little bit of everything. I like cedar and walnut and oks when I'm doing some ornaments in 3D.

[Scrappile]

I also like the Cherry, but Popular is great to cut and you can find it with real interesting colors, Maple is also one of my favorites.

[Bill WIlson]

Not too many woods I don't like to cut, save for those that are extremely hard, smell bad or cause a reaction.  One of my favorites is sassafras.  The smell is awesome.

[Denny Knappen]

I have no one wood.  It depends on the project.  Right now I am cutting Poplaer for Miniature Birdhouses.

[tonylumps]

I have no one wood.  It depends on the project.  Right now I am cutting Poplaer for Miniature Birdhouses.

Denny when doing poplar what stain and finish do you use .Do you seal it at all

[WayneMahler]

I do a lot of work in oak. When finished it gives a nice warm glow and effect. I also enjoy Cherry, Maple, Western Red Cedar and black walnut. For me it depends on the job at hand.  I have not played a lot with poplar yet have a bunch in my shop. For portraits and the like, It's Baltic Birch.

[MTCowpoke22]

I'm not too picky, but my brother-in-law has started supplying my with Russian olive scraps from his table making business. Similar to oak to work with and the grain patterns are stunning. And here in Montana its s noxious weed.

[Lucky2]

I like cutting any type of wood, I don't have a favorite type. Like has been stated already, it mostly depends on what the subject matter is.

Len

[amazingkevin]

I know everybody likes free.But what do you like to cut when you buy wood. I have found that Cherry is nice cutting and finishes nice . I tried everything from Cedar to Mahogany but always go back to Cherry

Seldom do i get cherry but the best projects get it when i have it,I have lots of teak but am up in the air what to cut with it Not a lot of mahogang here either so special,projects win out for it.Maple is lo in stock here again special projects get it,Big plaques with lettering ,5 6,6 7 lines get my spruce and white pine.Very special projects get my walnut and oak.Plywood win most of the time,lol

[CharleyL]

The only woods that I don't like cutting are those with strong grain or those that smell very bad. Yellow pine is my least favorite. It's very difficult to stay on the line when going through a very hard growth ring into very soft wood and back to hard growth ring again. Cutting with the grain it also deflects the blade when you hit the hard grain lines. Occasionally, when cutting pallet wood I have come across a wood that smells like horse manure when being cut or sanded. This is also way down on my desirability list. I have no idea what it is, but I commit it to the firewood pile as soon as I smell it being cut.

 

Charley