# Best Woods for different projects

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/best-woods-for-different-projects/68725>\
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**Created:** [February 10, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/best-woods-for-different-projects/68725 "2019-02-10T18:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrianRodriguez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brianrodriguez/32/61170_2.png) [@BrianRodriguez](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianRodriguez)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/best-woods-for-different-projects/68725/1 "2019-02-10T18:38:19Z")

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I wondering, which woods are best for carving, 2 stage carves etc…  
I have only used pine and Baltic birch plywood… So far I really like the bbp… So looking for opinions

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**Author:** ![Traxxtar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/traxxtar/32/67235_2.png) [@Traxxtar](https://community.inventables.com/u/Traxxtar)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/best-woods-for-different-projects/68725/2 "2019-02-11T16:36:34Z")

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Hard woods end up cleaner after a carve.

MDF is very nice for Vcarved signs and straight or downcut bits

Pine and Cedar - terrible for just about anything; they’re too soft

Corian - beautiful results

Plywoods, use a downcut bit or it’ll lift the layers on you.

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**Author:** ![BrianRodriguez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brianrodriguez/32/61170_2.png) [@BrianRodriguez](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianRodriguez)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/best-woods-for-different-projects/68725/3 "2019-02-12T17:26:16Z")

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Thanks for your feed back