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I used to use maple, worked well, but a blank mold drilled out has the advantage of letting you pour and dump repeatedly and you can make more weights faster without the hassle of trying to get them out of a one piece wood mold, or the burning and leakage that occurs with a two piece wood mold. Blank molds are not cheap, however, about $35. Space is limited in them as well, so you'll end up buying 2 or 3 if you make a lot of different sized weights.
For tail weights, I've had good luck buying a drop shot mold and re-drilling it for a pull wire (as well as a wider mouth on one end to allow a faster pour and to enlarge the hole to the diameter weight I want. You can trim the weights to size with snips.
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