Favorite smelling wood (or other material) to turn

[PenMan1]

Mine favorite shop scent used to be BOW. Now, it is PR. It doesn't smell as good as BOW, but I appreciate the free "buzz" .

When you think about it, Maker's Mark costs $40 a half gallon, PR costs $40 a GALLON. Same buzz, same headache, and you still get to sell the pen with PR

 

[bitshird]

BOW, Maca wood (cinnamon smell) and coffee bean, also Camphor.

 

[PenMan1]

BOW, Maca wood (cinnamon smell) and coffee bean, also Camphor.

My wife has to turn the coffe bean blanks. Just the smell makes me need to go "potty":biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:... Maybe I should quit using the cheap coffee beans:biggrin:

 

[robutacion]

Mine favorite shop scent used to be BOW. Now, it is PR. It doesn't smell as good as BOW, but I appreciate the free "buzz" .

When you think about it, Maker's Mark costs $40 a half gallon, PR costs $40 a GALLON. Same buzz, same headache, and you still get to sell the pen with PR

Good grief...! that is really cheap, I pay twice that much for the same product and quantity, and I don't get any buzz...!:frown: I have to use chemical mask with PR...!:frown:


Cheers
George

 

[jtdesigns]

amboyna burl for me.

 

[Toni]

Huon Pine

 

[MrPukaShell]

Sugi Pine
Milo

 

[cinder_ladylocket]

ahhhhhhhhhh the sweet smelling aroma of tulip wood.....

 

[wright_714]

Nothing better than fresh walnut shavings.......

 

[workinforwood]

I love carving apple wood. It of course smells like apples, which are not over bearing, just pleasant and calming.

 

[Rangertrek]

BOW, coffee beans, camphor, cedar, and on rare occassion, pine

 

[JohnU]

Paduak is my favorite. Hard curly maple is nice when sanding too.

 

[dplloyd]

I see some Amboyna fans out there. My wife loves the smell of the Amboyna Burl.

 

[PR_Princess]

Sandalwood has got to be my favorite... I was lucky enough to have someone bring me a few pieces back from a trip to India... Amazing smell, but very plain looking wood.

Not so much the burl! :biggrin:

Sandalwood, cinnamon, camphor, sassafras, BOW.....all after PR of course! :tongue:

 

[knowltoh]

Australian cypress

 

[bad]

By far my favourite is roasted maple. To see how it is roasted follow this link:
http://www.mectorrefaction.com/
I have a supply of this stuff and the local hardwood store sells it. I've never turned sassafras, sandlewood, cinnamon or camphor. If anyone wants to trade for some roasted maple then please send me a pm.

 

[micharms]

I don't think anyone has listed lilac but it gets my vote.
Michael

 

[David Keller]

Not so much the burl! :biggrin:

Sandalwood, cinnamon, camphor, sassafras, BOW.....all after PR of course! :tongue:

I checked the site, and I don't see any sandalwood burl. I don't think it's nice to tease people.:frown:

 

[greggas]

Not sure which is my favorite but yellowheart smell like Ganja ( always have to run up and tell the kids not to inhale) most Trustone smells like bluberries, DI burl smell like crap, love olivewood, Black Locust burl smells like Pizza and coffee bean blanks prob are the fav for me

 

[DurocShark]

Coffee Bean, any type of cedar, pine, juniper, rosewood, tulipwood, olive, and most fruit woods.

This plus padauk.

 

[10ACTony]

I see some Amboyna fans out there. My wife loves the smell of the Amboyna Burl.

I'm with her on that. It smells terrific. If you left the wood well sanded but unfinished, do any of the woods keep their wscent?

 

[10ACTony]

Sandalwood has got to be my favorite... I was lucky enough to have someone bring me a few pieces back from a trip to India... Amazing smell, but very plain looking wood.

Not so much the burl! :biggrin:

Sandalwood, cinnamon, camphor, sassafras, BOW.....all after PR of course! :tongue:

What's PR?

 

[vallealbert]

West Indian Satinwood...its smell is a blend of coconut and vanilla...and Lignum Vitae.

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

Bethlehem olive wood for sure

And camphor burl

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Amboyna is one of my favorites. Mike likes that one and the Olive burls (I don't like olives so do not care for those smells.)

Us.

 

[knowltoh]

Australian Cypress

 

[Tage]

I turned some peach the other night.....smelled great.
I like amboyna burl too.

 

[OOPS]

Several of you mentioned Sandalwood. One earlier listed Tambootie, which is also sometimes spelled Tamboti. Regardless of the spelling, this is African Sandalwood. Its my favorite to turn from a scent standpoint. Merely drilling the blank can fill the shop with a pleasant aroma.

 

[rkimery]

Sassafras

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Having just smelled some Jack Daniels blanks - that may just be my new favorite smelling wood :wink:

Linda

 

[rkimery]

Having just smelled some Jack Daniels blanks - that may just be my new favorite smelling wood :wink:

Linda

Don't "smell" and turn these at the same time...saftey issues come to mind.

 

[texaswoodworker]

Woodturningz used to have a wood called cinnamon and that is exactly what it smelled like. Made the shop smell like a bakery.:biggrin:

 

[Drstrangefart]

I'm glad one other person pointed out the Bloodwood scent. My favorite so far. I haven't turned too many different materials yet, but Bloodwood is my all around favorite in almost all departments. I wish Purple Heart smelled that good when turning.

 

[worknhard]

My favorite is Sandalwood... next Camphor.

 

[Gary Beasley]

Imbuya is interesting, a spicy camphor scent.

 

[jkeithrussell]

I guess no ones likes the "wet dog" aroma from turning zebrawood?

 

[MatthewZS]

Just about any cedar, but particularly spanish cedar here too

 

[NewLondon88]

I guess no ones likes the "wet dog" aroma from turning zebrawood?

I wouldn't have said 'wet dog' ... dog something, for sure. But not
wet dog.
I love the smell of freshly made shellac. Camphor laurel. Most cedars.
The Band-Aid smell of amboyna. Kingwood and cocobolo make me
stuffy for 3-4 days after sanding, but I love them both. Eucalyptus
and lignum vitae are fresh and invigorating. NC lacquer smells like
banana oil to me. And let's not forget the lovely aroma of ozone after
you drop your screwdriver in the power supply and realize you forgot to
unplug something..

 

[ctubbs]

And let's not forget the lovely aroma of ozone after
you drop your screwdriver in the power supply and realize you forgot to
unplug something..

Charlie, surely you are talking about something a 'friend' did, not yourself!:wink:
Charles

 

[toddlajoie]

Bloodwood/African Blackwood (they are very similar to me...) would have been the top of my list a month or so ago, but I just turned some Bolivian Rosewood, and it just blew my nose off... I would consider just throwing a piece on the late and turning it all away just to fill the garage with that scent if I have to work out there for the day.... Sweet and spicy!! Now I need to see how I can finish the pen and keep it smelling like this...