White Wood
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Taffy Turner
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Gill,
Not strictly on topic, but I found this site recently and thought it may be of interest to you.
http://www.intarsia.com
I think Judy's work is stunning - it is almost enough to make me pack in turning and take up Intarsia instead!
Regards
Gary
PS - how about Holly? I turned some recently, and it looks almost like porcelain - very white and almost no grain at all.
Not strictly on topic, but I found this site recently and thought it may be of interest to you.
http://www.intarsia.com
I think Judy's work is stunning - it is almost enough to make me pack in turning and take up Intarsia instead!
Regards
Gary
PS - how about Holly? I turned some recently, and it looks almost like porcelain - very white and almost no grain at all.
Colin C
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To help stop yellowing try some water base lacquer/varnish from B&Q, they give UV protection, which will help stop that 
Nick - I'm afraid birch is too brown for my requirements .
Gary - it's interesting that you should point to the Judy Gale Roberts site; I've got one of her pattern books open in front of me right now because I've been asked to try my hand at intarsia! That's why I need some white wood.
She suggests aspen or white pine, neither of which are available in the UK as far as I know. She also mentions basswood which I believe to be a variant of our lime. Unfortunately, lime yellows with age. I had thought of using maple but that tends to have too much figuring.
I've never used holly before. I looked at the website of my usual supplier (Good Timber) and the photo showed it as being a creamy yellow. Is it really white?
Colin - I'll pick up some of that finish from B&Q when (if) I complete the project. It certainly can't hurt . Thanks for the advice.
Gill
.Gary - it's interesting that you should point to the Judy Gale Roberts site; I've got one of her pattern books open in front of me right now because I've been asked to try my hand at intarsia! That's why I need some white wood.
She suggests aspen or white pine, neither of which are available in the UK as far as I know. She also mentions basswood which I believe to be a variant of our lime. Unfortunately, lime yellows with age. I had thought of using maple but that tends to have too much figuring.
I've never used holly before. I looked at the website of my usual supplier (Good Timber) and the photo showed it as being a creamy yellow. Is it really white?
Colin - I'll pick up some of that finish from B&Q when (if) I complete the project. It certainly can't hurt
. Thanks for the advice.Gill
gidon
Established Member
Gill
I'm not sure if you're open to applying a whitening finish, but Yellow Poplar (Tulipwood) with some liming wax applied gives a nice pale white'ish finish.
Cheers
Gidon
I'm not sure if you're open to applying a whitening finish, but Yellow Poplar (Tulipwood) with some liming wax applied gives a nice pale white'ish finish.
Cheers
Gidon
Colin C
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What about Hemlock, white with no grain
Taffy Turner
Established Member
Gill,
I have got some Holly logs that were given to me by my mate who does a bit of tree felling from time to time.
So far, it has stayed absolutely snow white.
Maybe it does yellow with exposure to light, but if you whack on enough UV protecting finish it should stop that from happening.
Regards
Gary
I have got some Holly logs that were given to me by my mate who does a bit of tree felling from time to time.
So far, it has stayed absolutely snow white.
Maybe it does yellow with exposure to light, but if you whack on enough UV protecting finish it should stop that from happening.
Regards
Gary
radicalwood
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Hi Gill,
Not sure if it will yellow but how about sycamore.
I have some offcuts that may be ok for you if you need some.
Cheers Neil
Not sure if it will yellow but how about sycamore.
I have some offcuts that may be ok for you if you need some.
Cheers Neil
Taffy Turner
Established Member
Gill,
Check out this link for information about Holly, and also some tips on how to get it to stay white.
http://www.woodturns.com/articles/wood/holly.htm
Regards
Gary
Check out this link for information about Holly, and also some tips on how to get it to stay white.
http://www.woodturns.com/articles/wood/holly.htm
Regards
Gary
Gary - great link! I reckon I could find a use for hawthorn too, if only I knew where to acquire it in a suitable size :wink: .
Scrit - hornbeam is one of my favourite woods, although it's not terribly common. The big problem, though, is that it's just not white enough to use in intarsia.
Gill
.Scrit - hornbeam is one of my favourite woods, although it's not terribly common. The big problem, though, is that it's just not white enough to use in intarsia.
Gill
dedee
Established Member
Gill,
could you use false ivory? Or bleach a suitably grained wood?
Andy
could you use false ivory? Or bleach a suitably grained wood?
Andy
Taffy Turner
Established Member
Gill,
Craft Supplies sell Briar Burr, which I believe (although please don't quote me) is Hawthorn tree root.
Regards
Gary
Craft Supplies sell Briar Burr, which I believe (although please don't quote me) is Hawthorn tree root.
Regards
Gary
