Hello moreplovac
The choice of wood is always a big decision and it is never easy.
When I started doing this hobby, I applied to the Croatian forum and people really helped me with their experience and knowledge, normally, the decision is always up to you because you are building the ship!!
Then there are several levels of model making, the totally realistic one or the more artistic one. Some like this, some like that, personally I don't like when it is claimed that one way is better than the other.
My wise men told me that some types of wood should be avoided because they have too strong rings( I dont know if this is a real word) for model making, so you can see this on the model.
They advised me linden( I think thi si basswood, beech, I personally also worked with pear and it is very good because it can be engraved well, pear has many colors, I personally had a reddish and lighter pear. I also worked with ash, it has an interesting color, strong contrast, it is quite bright. Linden is suitable for model making, but for me it is not particularly beautiful, it is easy to work with, but I would use it if I plan to paint the boat. I also worked with beech and was very pleased with the appearance.
The wood I was told to avoid is oak, unfortunately cherry, and I was informed that teak is very difficult to work with , same problem like oak, big rings.
I love the cherry color and I couldn't stand it and made a model of it, it turned out well and the color was beautiful, but what they said about the rings, they were right.
Before making the decision, I made samples of the planking and deck from various types of wood and treated them to the last coating to see what the final result would be.
