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  1. 20th February 2015, 07:19 PM #1
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    Default 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?

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  3. 20th February 2015, 07:32 PM #2
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    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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  4. 21st February 2015, 08:59 AM #3
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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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    white beech

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    White maple is nice. And also hard enough to turn quite thin.
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    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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    Default privet = weed species

    Quote Originally Posted by DaveTTC View Post
    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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    A couple of species of privet are DAFF declared weeds in Qld, and classified as one sort of undesirable tree or another in other states as well. Do everyone a favour and make wood out of those trees.
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    I think the privot i had was one such variety. It was from southern Sydney

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    Paulownia would work well...easy to turn and one the most stable timbers on the planet...MM
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    Depending where you live I think!
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    Pittosporum is a nice common weed with nearly white wood.
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    Default White timber

    Quote Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN View Post
    Paulownia would work well...easy to turn and one the most stable timbers on the planet...MM
    Nice to see someone else recognizing the attributes of Paulownia. Most posts have bagged it because it's soft but it has it good and bad characteristics like any timber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveTTC View Post
    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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    Dave - I have often wondered if privet would make a good substitute for box (buxus) - is it dense and what type of finish did you achieve?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toymaker Len View Post
    Pittosporum is a nice common weed with nearly white wood.
    Len - I have the same questions about Pittosporum as Privet - is it dense , fine grained and does it finish well?

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