What Wood Smells the Best to You?

[Dennis Weiner]

wet black birch....love the wintergreen aroma

 

[Paul May]

I know it might sound strange but my favorite wood smell is Ash. I cut down a huge Arizona Ash a couple of years ago and processed the whole thing. My first time taking a tree to turned items. Now, every time I turn Ash it reminds me of that first experience.

I think it smells a bit like loose leaf black tea. Very nice.

 

[David Wyke]

Of the species I’ve turned it would be cherry, eastern red cedar, and pecan.

 

[Timothy Hoyt]

Back when my sniffer worked better I thought fresh milled hickory smelled like chocolate cake mix.,

 

[Mike Drake]

My favorite wood smell is apple, in my smoker, with ribs.

 

[Brian Kopp]

I found a country table top on Marketplace for $10 and I’ve used it to make several bowls from boards. The woman selling it said it’s old and was her grandparent’s table.




I don’t know what type of wood it is but her grandmother must have sat at this table getting dressed every morning because the table top and everything made from it smells like my grandmothers perfume.

 

[Dana Paul]

Now THAT'S freaky! The machine finger-jointed boards look somewhat modern, and the wide annual rings of the wood look like a fast-growing species from way South of here. It almost looks like Mango.

The bowl looks great!! Love the shape!

 

[John Ames]

I've been turning a lot of Lemon lately... It smells like popcorn...

 

[Scott Hoefs]

Port Orford Cedar has an indescribable aroma that is pleasant in moderation and nothing like any other.

 

[wmackey]

Black Walnut. Smells like chocolate to me.

 

[Glen Crandall]

I like Camphor but it is a bit strong. I think I like Cedar a bit better.

 

[robo hippy]

I found a country table top on Marketplace for $10 and I’ve used it to make several bowls from boards. The woman selling it said it’s old and was her grandparent’s table.

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I don’t know what type of wood it is but her grandmother must have sat at this table getting dressed every morning because the table top and everything made from it smells like my grandmothers perfume.

This style of finger jointing is more 'modern'. The wood is most likely rubber tree. They are good for about 20 years and then are cut down. Open pores is typical. They don't waste anything... There are a lot of things out there made from the rubber trees.

robo hippy

 

[Brian Kopp]

This style of finger jointing is more 'modern'. The wood is most likely rubber tree. They are good for about 20 years and then are cut down. Open pores is typical. They don't waste anything... There are a lot of things out there made from the rubber trees.

robo hippy

Good to know, thank you. I had no idea what type of wood it was. All I knew was that it was fairly hard.

On a quick search the majority of sites claim a Janka hardness of around 900 for rubber tree, but at least one site claims 1700. It seemed somewhere between those two when sanding it.

 

[Adam Buttress]

Padauk 100%

 

[Mike Drake]

Good to know, thank you. I had no idea what type of wood it was. All I knew was that it was fairly hard.

On a quick search the majority of sites claim a Janka hardness of around 900 for rubber tree, but at least one site claims 1700. It seemed somewhere between those two when sanding it.

We bought a series of distressed furniture from a guy north of Houston made of similar wood, shipped in from India. I modified some of it and found it the hardness varied a bit, often between two different pieces or where the wood was used on the same piece. Mango is commonly used and a bit harder that Rubberwood, but just looking at the surface they look quite similar and both are found in Asia. From what I understand, the Rubberwood has more distinctive growth rings than the Mango. Both were much harder to bore through with a hole saw than I expected for such an open grain, relatively light wood. Next time you go to IKEA look at their cutting boards and such. It will look quite similar.

 

[Lou Currier]

Camphor is my favorite but cedar is also up there.

 

[R Henrickson]

Camphor is my favorite but cedar is also up there.

I couldn't be in the same room with either of those, let alone turn them. I like the smell of cherry, maple, and oak.

 

[Jon Jonsson]

Which wood do you like the smell of the most? I'm pretty fond of cherry. I have some sassafras but I haven't used it enough to comment on the spicy smell.

Eastern red cedar!

 

[bob elliott]

Amboyna burl, a very savory aroma.

 

[Michael Murane]

Which wood do you like the smell of the most? I'm pretty fond of cherry. I have some sassafras but I haven't used it enough to comment on the spicy smell.

Most Definitely Cedar! I think the aroma is very soothing.

 

[Frank Voyak]

Most Definitely Cedar! I think the aroma is very soothing.

I have to Agree Western red ceder Smell the best