NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
Charlie, surely you are talking about something a 'friend' did, not yourself!:wink:
Charles
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Favorite smelling wood (or other material) to turn
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jtrusselle
Member
I love the smell of Amboyna Burl in the morning... Northern Red Cedar is a close second.
seamus7227
Member
My favorites are:
Afzelia
Amboyna
Lignum Vitae
Mesquite
Afzelia
Amboyna
Lignum Vitae
Mesquite
turningfish
Member
Favorite Smelling Wood
Love the smell of camphor. I work part time with an arborist and the aroma of chipping birch can sometimes smell like birch beer soda. I loved that as a kid. We had a local soda bottler in town called Light rock that used to bottle it. Birch brings back memorys .
Fish
Love the smell of camphor. I work part time with an arborist and the aroma of chipping birch can sometimes smell like birch beer soda. I loved that as a kid. We had a local soda bottler in town called Light rock that used to bottle it. Birch brings back memorys .
Fish
#1 Jack Daniel Barrel
#2 tennessee red cedar
#2 tennessee red cedar
Favorite smelling wood
Kingwood
Tulip wood
Both I really look forward to using for the smell. Though I use a sealed respirator now, I enjoy the residual smell in the shop after I have finished turning.:tongue:
Granted being stuck in Peru without access to access to a lathe, I would be greatful to work with burnt rotten wormwood at this point....:frown:
Kingwood
Tulip wood
Both I really look forward to using for the smell. Though I use a sealed respirator now, I enjoy the residual smell in the shop after I have finished turning.:tongue:
Granted being stuck in Peru without access to access to a lathe, I would be greatful to work with burnt rotten wormwood at this point....:frown:
babyblues
Member
Eastern red cedar, Spanish cedar, amboyna burl, camphor and maple. My dad made toys for me and my brother out of maple and that smell always reminds me of that.
TellicoTurning
Member
Can't say what my favorites are... I like all that smell pleasant..
my least favorite though are Marble wood... it smells like old gym socks to me.. and
Madagascar Ebony... smells like a wet cow barn/cow lot...
Did a bowl blank last week of a wood I got at Woodcraft they had marked "Rainbow Poplar".... it was pretty wet and smell like a swamp bog... I've soaked it in DNA and am waiting to see if it dries enough to finish...
my least favorite though are Marble wood... it smells like old gym socks to me.. and
Madagascar Ebony... smells like a wet cow barn/cow lot...
Did a bowl blank last week of a wood I got at Woodcraft they had marked "Rainbow Poplar".... it was pretty wet and smell like a swamp bog... I've soaked it in DNA and am waiting to see if it dries enough to finish...
DMGill
Member
Mesquite - I grew up on south Texas mesquite BBQ! Turning it makes me hungry for brisket!
workinforwood
Member
When it comes to wood, there's nothing more pleasant than Apple, but the best smelling blank is Chef Jeff Italy, acrylic with crushed red peppers and real oregano! :biggrin::biggrin:
Daniel
Member
Cocobolo can smell like Cinnamon. Which is my all time favorite scent. but because it is not reliable it misses on being my favorite. Olive wood is nice to turn as well and ranks high on my list. But for a variety of reasons. reliable expectation of a great experience being one of many reasons why. Maple stand out as my favorite. It is extremely complicated as to why including memories it brings up. But maple stands out clearly as my number one fragrance while turning.
bitshird
Member
Tiete Rosewood, BOW Camphor and Eastern Red Cedar
wouldentu2?
Member
lignum vitae
underdog
Member
I've never turned a lot of these woods you guys have mentioned, but I do like most any cedar, sassafrass, and camphor.
One I really like that no one else has mentioned is peach. It looks similar to, but even better than cherry, and it smells like peaches when turning it. Cherry can be quite acrid even though it looks nice and turns nice....
Peach has all that and a good smell.
One I really like that no one else has mentioned is peach. It looks similar to, but even better than cherry, and it smells like peaches when turning it. Cherry can be quite acrid even though it looks nice and turns nice....
Peach has all that and a good smell.
jasontg99
Member
Amboyna, camphor and BOW.
MSGMP
Member
Padauk, smells like chocolate to me. Bloodwood smells like lemons.
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
to me, padauk and bloodwood smell the same. Just goes to show how different
we can perceive things. (or just how many different woods share names!)
we can perceive things. (or just how many different woods share names!)
1080Wayne
Member
Bethlehem olive wood . All olive smells the same , regardless of origin .
MesquiteMan
Retired Head Moderator
Mescalbean is my favorite smelling wood to turn.
Lignum vitea and tulip wood. I thought I detected nutmeg when I cut the lignum vitea on the saw and it smelled just like egg nog when I turned it. Most pleasant indeed!
Least pleasant has to be the zebra wood. Someone already mention that it smelled like zebra dung. At best it puts me to mind of a wet horse's arse! DAMHIKT:redface:
Least pleasant has to be the zebra wood. Someone already mention that it smelled like zebra dung. At best it puts me to mind of a wet horse's arse! DAMHIKT:redface: