Best Smelling Wood

I'm in for Israeli olive wood.

RonZ

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Re: Best Smelling Wood

RonZ

>Thanks for the picteresque post! I especially liked the zebrawood description. =o)

Re: Best Smelling Wood

RonZ

>I've never tried sassafras but I like olive, cherry, pear, and paduak.

One that no body has mentioned,

Gary Evans

>probably because not a lot of turners use it, is hickory.

It has a very sweet smell when green. I had some hickory milled by a guy with a WoodMizer. He took some 1/4" slices just to show me he could. I stuck them in the car and was amazed at how wonderful it made the car smell. Much better than the cardboard pine tree hanging from the mirror.

GE

Re: One that no body has mentioned,

RonZ

>The only way I smell hickory is on the BBQ. =o)

Re: Best Smelling Wood

Dick Hines

>Red cedar!

Mark, for segmented turning..

Greg W. in NC

>I suppose you could use olive, apple, pear, cherry, walnut, and nearly have a full course meal!

Re: Best Smelling Wood

Russ Fairfield

>The Vanilla aroma of Padauk is my favorite, but I also like Camphor.

Re: Another vote for Olive :)

Eduardo Sarmiento Hall

>check AMBURANA wood is like vanilla smell really great to turn (other names: ISHPINGO)

YECH !!! One of the worst !

Brad Vietje

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Lilac, but...

Brad Vietje

>...But Tulipwood & Balasamo also smell great, and Olive is right up there ! Smells like an Italian or Greek Deli

Safe Spinning,

Brad Vietje

Thetford, VT

Re: One that no body has mentioned,

JamieDonaldson

>Bocote- has a really nice spicy smell, and makes the shop a very appealing place to visit according to my wife the cook!

Re: One that no body has mentioned,

RonZ

>As does imbuya. It's a beautiful dark wood and it gives a pepper smell when you work on it. The smell leaves shortly afterwords.

Ditto...Walnut & Cherry

David Propst

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