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jerrbitt
12-20-2012, 02:47 PM
I've had good results with Walnut, and Oak -- both white and red. I tend to use these when I'm going to stain the finished product. I have also used Popular and end up shellacking ot painting it.

My expreince is limited so I wonder what do most of the "senior" members use?

Old Salt
12-20-2012, 02:59 PM
I like cherry, walnut and maple. Most of the hard woods carve good but the open grain woods like red oak can be a little more sanding to make look good. many post on woods have been posted so do a search to get other views.