Softwood and ring-porous hardwoods will split along annual rings more easily
than diffuse-porous hardwoods. True poplars, soft maple are great choices.

"res055a5" wrote in message
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i'm turning green maple and cherry into bowls and using a faceplate with
waste wood/glue/paper/glue/bowl blank.
i've been told not to use soft waste wood because it won't hold as well.
fact or fiction?
rich