Id agree with the others Ray and go straight on to the teak if you have loads, before long you'll be much more selective and go for the unusual colours, grain and effect so you'll be left with loads of the stuff anyway.
When I first started I had quite a bit of oak flooring offcuts so went a bit mad and cut up loads, much of which was plain, still makes nice pens but I wouldn't do that again. You should cut up only some of it as you might find a use for larger bits anyway, you can always cut smaller, a bit difficult to make it bigger.
Some teak can be oily so make sure it's really clean before applying a finish.
i will get there
Happy days just got to get myself sorted with house move etc, but you need to remember i am a complete beginner, so will practice on pine ( old kitchen table ) to get the turning to a decent level before i go near the teak
