[rocketman]

I think I've seen the wood of which you speak. I saw it in crates for shipping motorcycles. It seems to be yery clear (no knots). It would depend on how it turns on the lathe. Also bouyancy is a factor. I'm pretty new to this plug building myself, but from hanging around and listening, the wood of choice is Alaskan yellow cedar. Do a search, for "ayc" as this topic has come up quite often. Type in the word alaskan and select the plug building forum to perform a search.