If you are going to be working with exotic woods do yourself a favor and check out their toxicity and they are made the most dangerous. For instance, you may notice some lung or throat discomfort after sanding red cedar… well it’s toxicity level is in the range of throat discomfort. But some is much worse especially if you happen to be allergic to it.
Otherwise I would stay with maple, walnut and popular for stuff in the kitchen and cedar for outdoor stuff. Pine is cheap and I like to burn/ sand and stain it. I also like to artificially antique oak for rustic furniture.