Favorite wood

[lucky13]

Ok, so there was a thread for "favorite pen kit" now how about your favorite wood.

My favorite wood is spalted burls, especially the highly figured with big eyes and dark spalted lines. Right now the number one is a Spalted Silverback Buckeye Burl.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

I'm still pretty new and haven't really broken into burls yet (very soon) one of which I'm sure will be my new favorite.


I have enjoyed turning some figured olive wood, but my favorite 'regular wood' is black walnut crotch which I have a lot of from some rough sawn boards I acquired.

 

[JustmeinMS]

I am actually torn between two. They are nicely figured Bethlehem Olive and a really nice Eastern Red Cedar that I got from Longfellow. The Olive with its dark lines and even a bit of burl, or curl is beautiful. But, I turned Eastern Red Cedar cross cut that looked like a red, copper, gold acrylic instead of wood.

 

[BSea]

My favorites (in no particular order).

Desert Ironwood Burl -Ok, the picture isn't a pen, but the wood just has so much movement when you see it in person.

Crosscut Olive-I wish I could get more of this stuff. It's just beautiful.

Cross Cut Spalted Pecan-Frankly, I'm surprised we don't see more pens from this wood. I just love it. But you'd better have lots of CA, or some cactus juice.:biggrin:

 

[Tim'sTurnings]

I guess my favorite up to now is some figured olivewood. I got a very nice larger blank that I cut up into pen blanks from Rockler. I received a lot of compliments on them and sold the pens I had very easily.
My second favorite is not a wood but white tail deer antler. They always sell very good too. Here is a pic of the antler, I don't have a picture of the figured olivewood handy.
Tim.

 

[crabcreekind]

Hands down... Cocobolo or lignum vitae. LV isnt the greatest to look at but if is the FUNNEST wood to turn.

 

[tim self]

1. DIW Burl
2. Cocobolo Burl
3. Honduran Rosewood Burl
4. Spalted maple

 

[OOPS]

I like both Cocobolo and Olivewood too, but to add variety I will throw out the following, in no particular order.

Redheart
Osage Orange
Hawaiian Signature Tree
Yellowheart

 

[GoodTurns]

Chittum burl...no contest

 

[ossaguy]

Curly Koa!

Especially the reddish color Koa.




Steve

 

[PenPal]

Brandon, A few of mine chosen in no order include Olives,Acacias,Beefwood,Bud vases (gifted to me) several timbers, Conkerberry,Coolibah,Hairy Oak,Conkerberry,Huon Pine Burl.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[MarkD]

I would have to say Honduran Rosewood Burl

 

[panamag8or]

Right now?... cypress.:biggrin:

 

[Jim Smith]

I would say

1. DIW burl
2. Honduran Rosewood Burl

Jim Smith

 

[mikespenturningz]

1. Thuya Burl (big surprise there)
2. Amboyna Burl
3. Maple Burl
4. Spalted anything.

 

[cwolfs69]

1. Bees Wing Narra
2. Afzelia Burl
3. Koa

 

[keithlong]

I like all kinds of wood except red oak, unless it is old growth red oak.

 

[aronson]

Cocobolo Burl (preferably with some sapwood)
Snakewood
Spalted Anything :biggrin:
Curly Koa

 

[OLDMAN5050]

Osage orange, cocobolo

 

[avbill]

Figured olive wood is in the lead by 3 next comes DIW, Colobolo, Curly Koa, & Hon. Rosewood Burl all tied for second place

mine is not any type of wood. But either a unique figured burl, or heavily figured wood.

 

[asyler]

old growth yellow pine in addition to crosscut red cedar.

 

[monark88]

Amboyna burl & thuya burl
Russ

 

[Hubert H]

Olivewood and Cocobolo

 

[marksman]

Rosewood burl mostly heart wood with some sap wood mixed in. See attachment.

Also bought some Turkish walnut from turkishwalnut.net and really liked it.

 

[mrmartyking]

For me it would be any wood that has an interesting story. But currently I am enjoying:
Bubinga
Lacewood
Maple Burl
Staghorn Sumac

 

[Longfellow]

Citrus Orange

Spalted Citrus wood--Orange, Grapefruit--Tangerine--Shown is spalted orange.

 

[seamus7227]

Honduran Rosewood Burl!~
Cocobolo Burl

 

[Brooks803]

My absolute fav is Black Ash Burl:



Followed closely by Amboyna Burl (heart and sapwood):

 

[NittanyLion]

Mine has to be any burl I cut and dry with my own two hands.

 

[panamag8or]

Spalted Citrus wood--Orange, Grapefruit--Tangerine--Shown is spalted orange.

Nice. Where are you getting that? I'd like to do some Orange.

 

[Longfellow]

Spalted Citrus wood--Orange, Grapefruit--Tangerine--Shown is spalted orange.

Nice. Where are you getting that? I'd like to do some Orange.

I live in the heart of citrus growing country. The wood is everywhere. I ride around in my pickup truck and pick it up whenever I find it laying on the side of the road. Some grove owners allow me to cut their dead or dying trees.

 

[AHill]

I'm really partial to pau ferro and desert ironwood. A lacquered pau ferro is really rich. Desert ironwood (the good quality stuff) has a great feel to it, and the grain patterns are very interesting. And both are easy to turn. I really like box elder burl also, but it's a pain to turn unless the blank is stabilized.

 

[bradh]

This question comes up every couple years. My fav is Amboyna burl.

Here are a few of the past threads on the topic:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f18/favorite-wood-69864/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f17/favorite-wood-penturning-37999/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f17/favorite-wood-turning-pens-20167/
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f17/your-favorite-wood-9263/

 

[healeydays]

Amboyna burl, Thuya burl and Manzanita burl but after seeing a pen posted today by propencity: I might have to play with Spalted Hackberry root real soon

 

[pensbydesign]

Amboyna Burl, buckeye burl, or black ash burl

 

[1080Wayne]

Caragana

 

[jcm71]

Chittum burl...no contest

OK. I'm going to have to try some. BTW my favorites are: ease of turning-BOW. Greatest satisfaction- Cross cut Cocobolo.. Gives me fits.

 

[BW Design Works]

Mine would be Amboyna Burl, Snakewood, and HRB.

 

[toyotaman]

Well, I can say I like the spalted wood in general. Spalted Oak burl is pretty awesome. I brought this Spalted Hackberry home today and hope to cut into it this weekend. Should make for some great pen blanks.

 

[Hendu3270]

For me it's Claro Walnut Burl.:wink: