Surely you have already talked about it, but I couldn't find the thread.
I would like to have the list of woods you recommend for the various components of the ships
TKS
Some of us prefer to use only certain wood species while building the models such as Pearwood, Boxwood or Castello, and Ebony. I called them a Magnificent Trio. All three types of wood are fine-grained and in various combinations, under the Oil finish will give this Magnificent results.
Others will use other types of wood. Frankly, different parts of the ship may require different types of wood, not just from an aesthetic point of view, but also their physical properties. For example, in the double-plank construction hull method, for the first layer, you would use thicker planks and they don't have to be nice looking because they will be covered with another layer of 'nice-looking' planks. I would choose timber with flex properties like basswood or limewood. However, I would select Pearwood, Walnut, or Maple, Definitely a nice-looking wood with fine grain for the second layer of planking.
Oftentimes, members use the type of wood that gives a natural look because of their inability to paint (I would be one of them).
A good example would be Holy wood, it is very fine in grain and perfectly white.
As a rule, the finer grain the timber has, the more likely it is suitable for our hobby. The limits are geographical location availability in your country, and price (some of them could be very rare and expensive)
