Originally Posted by
Fly
Well I only use silver maple, as far as maple goes.You can't go wrong with willow.
Cotton wood is also very good, but very dirty burning.It helps to let cotton wood season
for about 6 months & the bark will be easy to remove.
Only use eastern white pine, but again very dirty burning.Yellow pine is much slower.
Cedar works well also.During the Civil War the north used Willow, the South used
Cotton wood.After the war the army continued to use Willow.
There are alot of great woods, but there are some bad ones also.If you are just
starting out , I would advise you to stick with a proven wood like willow.I have
made some really fast powder but I have made some junk also.
One thing about junk powder is I can alway find a use for it with my fireworks.
It may be used in a comet, or stars or such, for I try not to waste any.
But for guns you don't need to do that.Just stick to the wood that you know works.
Hope I helped Fly