What is your favorite wood to cut? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

mytoya · 11-10-2008, 03:16 AM

I love to cut Walnut.
It's a beautiful wood
It cuts well it finishes well. What more is there to say about Walnut?
I love it!
I give it 2 thumbs up
Mytoya

Cutting Cathy · 11-10-2008, 03:19 AM

I couldn't resist replying to this one. I was lucky enough to get some Peruvian walnut early this year. It cuts like butter and takes a finish like glass! Great question Mytoya!!

tomsteve · 11-10-2008, 03:41 AM

i love the smell of oak in the morning!!!!! figured maple,cherry,mahogany, poplar, walnut, and the list goes on. i guess i could sum it up that wghatever i am cutting at any given moment is my favorite to cut.

marshall · 11-10-2008, 04:09 AM

mytoya : you know I've always did all my own milling of material and just love making Christmas Oranments out of 1/4" Walnut and Maple , Red Oak . But I've got on a kick of using lately of 1/8" BB plywood and it's so much easier to work with on real small projects . But your right on the finishing part of Walnut it's a lot prettier when finished , I want to welcome you also mytoya !!! Marshall

greatdane2 · 11-10-2008, 04:15 AM

For me its that wood called FREE! it comes in all sorts of colors and sizes and I don't cry so much when it goes in the burn pile.
Second choise is Western Red Cedar.

Alan.

wood-n-things · 11-10-2008, 06:51 AM

Alan,
I agree free is nice---but my first choice is WRC...Then I really like working with blue pine not so much for it's cutabilty (is that a word) but for the finish and different tones of the wood.

SNAPPER · 11-10-2008, 07:03 AM

I also like Walnut due to the Beauty of it. Do not care for the smell of cutting it. I recently planed some Pine for base boards, this really made the basement smell good. Just got some nice Oak boards from a pallet.
Dean

ncsealeveler · 11-10-2008, 12:17 PM

I have to give another vote to walnut.It cuts well and it finishes so well it makes my cuttings look better than they really are.Tony

rjr · 11-10-2008, 01:53 PM

I have made a few projects out of aromatic cedar, people mentioned they like the smell of what they are cutting this has a great smell and cuts and finishes well.

Bill Wilson · 11-10-2008, 02:21 PM

I like cutting walnut as well, and I like the smell. Sassafrass is also a favorite of mine. Really makes the whole house smell sweet!

11-10-2008, 03:16 AM	#1
mytoya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mojave Desert Posts: 120	What is your favorite wood to cut? I love to cut Walnut. It's a beautiful wood It cuts well it finishes well. What more is there to say about Walnut? I love it! I give it 2 thumbs up Mytoya __________________ Mytoya See my art @ myspace.com/mytoya2 Dewalt 788, Forever!!!!!!!!!

11-10-2008, 03:19 AM	#2
Cutting Cathy Proud Grandma Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 642	I couldn't resist replying to this one. I was lucky enough to get some Peruvian walnut early this year. It cuts like butter and takes a finish like glass! Great question Mytoya!! __________________ Cathy in NE "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Anonymous

11-10-2008, 04:09 AM	#4
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas { USA } Posts: 2,636	Walnut is my Pick !!! mytoya : you know I've always did all my own milling of material and just love making Christmas Oranments out of 1/4" Walnut and Maple , Red Oak . But I've got on a kick of using lately of 1/8" BB plywood and it's so much easier to work with on real small projects . But your right on the finishing part of Walnut it's a lot prettier when finished , I want to welcome you also mytoya !!! Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

11-10-2008, 06:51 AM	#6
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 6,006 Blog Entries: 1	Alan, I agree free is nice---but my first choice is WRC...Then I really like working with blue pine not so much for it's cutabilty (is that a word) but for the finish and different tones of the wood. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. I don't make mistakes..I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong. Mike's Wood-n-Things

11-10-2008, 07:03 AM	#7
SNAPPER Dino Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fergus Falls,MN Posts: 814	I also like Walnut due to the Beauty of it. Do not care for the smell of cutting it. I recently planed some Pine for base boards, this really made the basement smell good. Just got some nice Oak boards from a pallet. Dean Last edited by SNAPPER; 11-10-2008 at 07:27 AM.

11-10-2008, 03:41 AM	#3
tomsteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 402	i love the smell of oak in the morning!!!!! figured maple,cherry,mahogany, poplar, walnut, and the list goes on. i guess i could sum it up that wghatever i am cutting at any given moment is my favorite to cut.

11-10-2008, 04:15 AM	#5
greatdane2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,298	For me its that wood called FREE! it comes in all sorts of colors and sizes and I don't cry so much when it goes in the burn pile. Second choise is Western Red Cedar. Alan.

11-10-2008, 12:17 PM	#8
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 409	I have to give another vote to walnut.It cuts well and it finishes so well it makes my cuttings look better than they really are.Tony

11-10-2008, 01:53 PM	#9
rjr Support Our Troops Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 369	I have made a few projects out of aromatic cedar, people mentioned they like the smell of what they are cutting this has a great smell and cuts and finishes well. __________________ Ron

11-10-2008, 02:21 PM	#10
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 696	I like cutting walnut as well, and I like the smell. Sassafrass is also a favorite of mine. Really makes the whole house smell sweet! __________________ Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter. Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

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