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Thread: White timber for intarsia?
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6th August 2014, 10:03 AM #1New Member
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White timber for intarsia?
Hi guys
Is there a native timber that is white as driven snow (well maybe not that white) alternativley what imported species might be like that. I have a couple of intarsia projects that I need really white wood for. Also yellow is another colour I need. I find most yellowish woods tend to darken under oils or varnish and it would be nice if I could maintain the brightness of the colour.
Thanks
Douglas
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6th August 2014, 10:27 AM #2
Sap wood off black wood or black bean?
Can't help with yellow. I got some wood off a pallet once that was yellow. From asia I guess but I have no idea what it was.anne-maria.
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6th August 2014, 11:41 AM #3
Holly stays white or ivory wood.
How much do you need. and what sizes?
I've got silver ash and a lot of blackwood sapwood
think there is some huon pine as well (yellow)
Cheers
Steve
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6th August 2014, 05:01 PM #4
American Rock Maple. beautiful brilliant white timber. think electric guitar necks. bloody dense and hard too. holds a great edge off the cutting edge.
Call Anagote timbers. www.anagote.com.auZed
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6th August 2014, 07:09 PM #5Senior Member
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Silver Ash
Silver Ash will start out almost pure white but will oxidise to a pale golden yellow (about half the intensity of the smiley icon below) under clear finishes.
Regards, Timboz
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6th August 2014, 08:47 PM #6Senior Member
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Paulownia is white but it's not native. It's light weight and easy to work, shouldn't be too expensive to post/transport. Can't help with the yellow wood but there are some rainforest species that would do the job.
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6th August 2014, 09:35 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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6th August 2014, 09:38 PM #8
For white I use Norfolk Island Hibiscus - hard to pick that it's timber and not bone or ivory! The yellowest timbers I've come across would be Native Lime and Sandpaper fig - they both just seem to get brighter in colour as you finish them instead of browning off! There's a few examples of all three on my natives gallery here... Turnings Gallery
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6th August 2014, 10:32 PM #9Senior Member
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Hi
Missen timbers in Burnie have bone wood and tallowood grown in Tassie as near to white I have seen.
Cheers TonyTony
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8th August 2014, 10:34 AM #10Senior Member
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Have you thought of Celery Top Pine.
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