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Timber Chooser
Workshop tool
Timber Chooser
Answer a few practical questions and get a short, explainable shortlist of suitable woods. This is decision support, not a perfect answer.
Inputs
Tell me what you're building.
Choose what matters most and get a short, explainable shortlist. You can always open a species sheet to verify.
Results
Sensible options to start with
This is a shortlist. Open each species sheet to confirm movement and durability constraints.
Choose your inputs and run the chooser to see recommendations.
How it works
Explainable, not magic.
Timber Chooser v1 uses simple exclusions (e.g. “not suitable outdoors”) plus weighted scoring based on movement class, durability class, outdoor suitability, and basic property proxies like density/hardness.
If you want a different outcome, change the priority and compare. The point is to narrow down, not to pretend there is one perfect timber.