I have the opportunity to have custom furniture made for a house in the Yucatan. I am personally a fan of big solid pieces of glass and wood. What wood to use is the question.
The obvious choice is pine, but the termites here will go through it in seconds and I prefer something harder anyway as I expect to pass this furniture down.
Right now I've settled on cedar as it is a) relatively hard, b) less attractive to termites, and c) supposedly can be sourced ethically.
Before I commit myself I thought I'd see if anyone else has faced this question and what conclusions they've reached.