Type of wood for trim

[Aaron Coffee]

Thinking ahead of myself again, but just wondering what kind of wood do people use for a trim on a woody(trim around profile, windows, and doors)? Plan on dyeing it and epoxying it, so can I just used pine or is there a durability issue, or something? Also what is the best way to attach the trim (wood)to the door? I am planning on hinging off of the trim. Thinking of screwing from the inside, then maybe some kind of trim on the inside to hide the screw heads.
Thanks
Aaron

[bobhenry]

Poplar is real popular

sorry I couldn't resist !

It has a nice tight grain ,works well ,and stains nice. It would be my 1st choice.

[Steve_Cox]

I kinda fancy hardwoods for that task myself. I used red oak. It got the epoxy treatment as you described.

[rbeemer]

You could use Pine but it depends on the grade and type of pine. Some grades and types tend not accept dyes and stains to well(blotchy)

Poplar is a hardwood that is good just make sure to limit the amount of coloration difference in your pieces

I do not know what you have in your area but you can check on Hemlock or hard maple...sometimes you can get good deals on Hardwoods

[sjacobso76]

White oak is the first choice for absolute certain. Red oak is actually a poor choice, as it's internal structure naturally invites water to ruin it. Sounds like epoxy can seal it, but you're fixing a problem with the wood rather than starting with something that is good for outside applications. White oak is a popular boat building wood, so obviously it works well.

Poplar will work, and is less expensive. I usually only like to paint poplar as it isn't a wood that looks good naturally. With darker stains you can get it to look good. Cherry would be fine too. Teak, Ipe and other tropical hardwoods that are used in boat building would obviously be good. Look at the woods being used in outdoor furniture and boat building and you can't go wrong!

[Juneaudave]

I'm able to get ash pretty cheaply. I like it for trim, and it bends well if you need to steam bend around a curve.

[wannabefree]

I used African Mahogany. It does not bend well. I spent lots of time doing bent laminations. But it's a nice complement to the birch ply and was worth the effort.