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Strong wood usually costs. Cheap wood warps.
Traditional tripods use ash, mahogany, elm, oak. EXPENSIVE. Cheap use pine, meranti, paulownia. AVOID.
I suppose you could use Jarrah, but it'd be HEAVY and expensive. Teak would be naturally resistant to water and insects, but again, fairly expensive. I would NOT use iron bark or most eucalypts - split too easily, as does coachwood.
Birch plywood is VERY strong, but expensive, IF you can find it. Pine ply is not worthwhile.
Honestly, probably better buying a pre-made ash/elm one.
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