I have a feeling that the denser the wood, the more rigid and better able to absorb vibrations.
My tripod legs are a hardwood/softwood sandwich.
These legs on my el-cheapo eq3 copy gives better stability than Steves eq5 with 1 inch steel pipe legs. This I saw at the star camp side by side both carrying ed80's
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