All common woods (oak, fir, poplar, birch…) can be turned, but not all are as easy or as pleasant to turn and not all take such a perfect polish on the finish. Fine-grained hardwoods are the easiest woods to turn and give the prettiest polishes in finish. We can cite for example fruit trees (pear, apple, plum, walnut, hazel …), trees of the rowan family (corm, alis), small trees or shrubs such as country maple, holm oak, yew , holly, boxwood, olive tree...