Woodworking Information : Different Types of Wood

When beginning woodworking projects, the first step is picking the right wood for the craft; to select wood, research the different types of wood, such as white pine, walnut, ash, beechwood, maple and mahogany. Discover rare types of wood to use in woodworking, such as zebra and bubinga, in this free video from an award-winning woodworker on basic carpentry.

Expert: Kent Perdue
Bio: Kent Perdue is a senior in the furniture-making program at VCU, and has received many scholarships and awards for his work. Perdue sells his work at various furniture stores in Richmond, Va.
Filmmaker: nate thompson

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[nge1301]

The most dense and strong type of wood you can get is morning wood. Believe me.

[nge1301]

@Cozzmos I laughed when he said that.

"Next, is birdseye maple. It has figured patterns"

[Thegamehogz]

me like pie

[katsumiizumi]

i need flexible wood >.< wich do you think i should use??

[frost0813]

Need more volume (sound)

[Arsenal66x]

Actually zebras stripes are white

[Oneto5]

*are, not is

[Cozzmos]

@x3seriesx Google "Janka." It is a scale that categorizes the hardness of all woods. White and Yellow birch are hardwoods that rank fairly low on the janka scale. Yellow being slightly harder than white.

[x3seriesx]

what does birch fall into?

[x3seriesx]

@Cozzmos lol