Need suggestions for a wooden body for lure making.

[keithdog]

I have a few ideas for some surface lures I'd like to fasion but I'm not sure as to what would be the best choice in the type of wood to fasion the body from. I'm pretty much rulling out balsa because it's so light weight, and I want these baits to have some weight to them for easier and longer casting. I was thinking about maybe using cedar, but I've never done this before and thought I'd ask in here as I've seen several fellas in here who make their own lures. I've checked with various lure supply outlets for a basic body I could buy, but most are balsa and also not the proportions I'm wanting.