White oak will work great for press building, and spoons as long as you pay attention to the grain, if air dried it should carve ok. The tulip poplar will make good spoons, and should carve beautifully, the red maple will work as well but may be a bit tougher to carve. Hickory could work too, but carving it can be an adventure, unless you are using power tools. Pine for aging boards. Hickory, beech, maple for smoking your cheese. The beech or maple may work for your ring molds, but I would try it as a pressing board to start and see how it behaves.
Softwood seems to work better for aging boards, for whatever reason the hardwoods I have tried tend to stick to the rind and tear it off during flipping. Give it a shot though, see what you get. Since Tecla said ash worked there is a good chance your red maple will work as well.