Dang.. it's almost sexual! Is this about wood in general or certain types
of wood..ie. pine vs.
maple ?



What you're looking for is something with high stiffness to weight
ratio. The heavier the tripod, the greater the tendency toward low
frequency vibrations that take a long time to dampen out. So pine is OK
(fir and spruce are better), but the best are ash, maple and oak. The
setup I made for my C8 is made of pine and maple butcher block, based on
the Tuthill isostatic A-frame design. Works very well.