There are two types of wood soft and hard.
Some species include: Pine(soft), Balsa(soft), Bass(soft),
Oak(hard), Walnut(hard), Cherry(hard)
Some different ways to cut these woods include: Rift, Quarter
and Flat
Can you give me 5 types of hard wood an soft wood?
Oak
Walnut
Cherry
Ash
Maple
Sugar Pine
Redwood
Sitka Spruce
Cedar
White Pine
Even wood stains on soft wood are pretty hard to get. You have
to sand the wood a little more than you usually wood with a hard
wood. You can view a step-by-step instructional by a renowned
builder by visiting
http://www.askthebuilder.com/497_Perfect_Wood_Stains_on_Soft_Wood.shtml.