I am adding a block into my mod for MC 1.7.10, but whenever I try to specify a material, like "blockBooks = new BlockBooks(Material.wood)...... and so on", it sounds like stone when when I run the game. I do have a class made for "BlockBooks",and the constructor inside it,  but the material still doesn't sound like wood. Any Ideas?

Wrong forum, I don't think is really related to forge gradle, but also, 1.7.10 is no longer supported here, and your thread will likely be closed once a moderator sees it.

 

I would advise updating to 1.10+ to get support, and although there are some mods that were left in the dust of 1.7.10, many have been updated, and there are many new ones as well.