All Replies on Which wood smells the best?

CEDAR.

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Purpleheart, and Paduak are pretty nice.

any coniferous/softwoods smell he best to me especially cedar, then pine. out of hardwoods, for some odd reason, I like walnut

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Cherry is nice.

-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.

I love walnut also but I do have to be careful or I will be sneezing. The smell reminds me of when I was a little collecting and shucking black walnuts. I like the sweet smell of cherry also.

Pine(it reminds me of my dad when I was young), and FREE wood.

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Camphor has a very fragrant aroma.

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

mesquite smells great to me

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Aromatic Red Cedar is great. I would like to cut some daily. Russian Olive is the worst. Smells like a chain smoker with bad gas.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Cedar, sassafras, blue spruce

Monte Pittman said – ”Smells like a chain smoker with bad gas.”
LOL…there’s a winning combination!

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I will likely be in the minority here, but I like the way cypress smells. Walnut is good too.

Rich;)

-- Rich;) -"Dada make a big mess?" "Yes Dada made a big mess."

Olive smells the best! When turning it smells awesome.

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Port Orford Cedar, in a walk.

-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."

I love the smell of padauk and cocobolo, both remind me of cinnamon and cloves. And oak has a nice smell when it burns a little. I have to completely disagree with hickory though reminds me of raw sewage.

Birch , Cherry , Mahogany , Aromatic Cedar : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I like the smell of Pine when I cut through a large, sappy knot. Smells like Pine-Sol

Zebra is the worst smelling that I’ve encountered so far.

Padauk nearly chokes me to death.

-- I'll grow up when ketchup bottle farts stop being funny.

i like cherry and walnut

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Yellow Cedar (Alaska cedar) A real West coast boat builder’s answer.

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My smeller isn’t working good anymore. To much sawdust and i guess i’ve got used to the smell of red cedar, walnut ect. but i can still smell pine.

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I like pussy willow the best.

-- Jerry

My vote is for green sassafras, next would be cherry then cedar.

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Padauk and Cedar, yeah buddy.

Pussy willow…he he he.

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Ipe has a nice rich sweet smell.

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Maple brings back memories, Mahogany smells wonderful, Walnut smells great until I start sneezing.

On the other end of the spectrum: oak.

Cherry.

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Black Walnut is my favorite with aromatic Red Cedar right behind it.

Pussy willow…he he he. LMAO : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Padauk. Love the smell, hate the cleanup after sanding.
Bill

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Hand down Spanish Cedar!!!!!!!!

Cedar and pine, always.

Funny, I sliced off some end-grain of black palm the other day, which is technically a grass like bamboo. I was curious as to what smell that would impart, but I was too busy dodging all the splinters flying off the board to notice the smell!

Wicked “wood.”

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Guys, this is a family forum. Quit using the word “willow” so freely.

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Quit using the word “willow” so freely.
LMAO : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Love Maple, Cherry and Pine. Hate Oak

Ohh and love Mahogany and Cedar

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Walnut!

-- Rob, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Oak smells like cat willow.

-- I'll grow up when ketchup bottle farts stop being funny.

Another vote for padauk.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I have always loved the smell of Mahogany and Pine Trees…

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I always loved the smell of Lignum Vitae.

the smell of sap from a spruce tree or pine tree smells amazing! i love sap

-- My purpose in life: Making sawdust

Second to lignum vitae. Smells wonderfully sweet while turning, not to mention it machines like a champ.

And, of course, aromatic cedar.

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Padauk smells like candy to me. Zebrawood smells like the zoo. Cedar is cedar, but yellow pine reminds me of being a kid working with my Dad, MR. PRG.

-- They call me Mr. Silly

Sassafras reminds me of my great-grandmothers sassafras tea…..oh the memories….

-- Isaac- Decatur, GA - "Your woodworking....NOT machining parts for NASA!!!"

I plained some douglas fir that came out of a old winery…the vat…almost got drunk…not mention the yellow jackets that were buzzing around…whoa!

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90% of the time I use ….cedar and I am sick of the smell.

-- In God We Trust

Jim Finn , Aromatic Cedar or “Pencil-wood” Cedar ?

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

My favorite BY FAR is Lignum Vitae. It keeps the shop smelling nice for days. Bocote and Tulip smell really nice too. Katalox has a nice “coffee” aroma but it is very faint.

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My experience is limited so far but my favorite smell to date has been some Honduran Rosewood. Spicy and sweet at the same time.

I like Alaskan White cedar, I hate walnut.

-- Bondo Gaposis

Bloodwood… yep hands down.. like a savory honey flower scent… makes me a little hungry.

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