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20th February 2015, 07:19 PM #1New Member
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Best White-ish Timber for turning
Hello guys
I'm trying to get a somewhat large chess table done including the pieces, and I'm wondering on the timber I should use for the white pieces. I' probably goingto use red mahogany on the other side.
Could you guys recommend me some white-ish timber suitable for turning?
Thanks guys
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20th February 2015, 07:32 PM #2
Best white timber is good quality Holly from the US (but does grow here to). Next would be Norfolk Island Hibiscus or Bonewood from Aus, but vary rare. Then there are the light timbers, Silver Ash & Jacaranda to name a few. Visit you local timber merchants and see what they have.
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21st February 2015, 08:59 AM #3Senior Member
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I cut down some holly recently and have played around drying it in the microwave. Takes a while but the results have been pretty good with the timber settling to a creamy white colour - very nice. Its also enjoyable to turn!
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You could try Poplar. The stuff I have is white...hasn't darkened over the last 8 years.
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21st February 2015, 09:31 AM #5Cliff.
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21st February 2015, 02:58 PM #6
White maple is nice. And also hard enough to turn quite thin.
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21st February 2015, 06:42 PM #7
Privot turns beautiful, is plentiful and white. I was just mucking around with some 6 months ago and it struck me as being a pawn shape when i had finished.
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21st February 2015, 06:50 PM #8
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21st February 2015, 06:53 PM #9
I think the privot i had was one such variety. It was from southern Sydney
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21st February 2015, 07:32 PM #10
Paulownia would work well...easy to turn and one the most stable timbers on the planet...MM
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22nd February 2015, 07:09 PM #11
Depending where you live I think!
Around here... northern nsw, jacaranda is
always availableCheers smiife
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22nd February 2015, 07:21 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Pittosporum is a nice common weed with nearly white wood.
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