this log has been sitting in a pile of firewood , and is just for testing the saw . i figured if it would cut seasoned hickory it would cut anything. my plan josh is to turn out a bunch of backing strips and cores . i have hickory , white and red oak , beech, sycamore , cypress , ash , mulberry , american hornbeam, sweet gum, and a little black walnut.soon as i get up and running good ill have some for trade and such!