I was wondering if there is any particular wood that you'd recommend
for
learning on? Judging by some of the posts in the past week, I'm
guessing that would NOT include purpleheart or peach!

At a guess, most of the answers you get will be variations of "free
wood"
and "firewood." Someone might say "green wood," because it is relatively
easy to work. It's hard to argue with any of them.

Owen Davies

Which, of course, leads to the conclusion that "free, green, firewood" is
the best to learn on :-)

It certainly provides quick lessons in which woods/faults to look out for,
along with motivation to learn how to cure it!

- Andy