White wood?

[JRay8]

What is the whitest wood? i want to go as white as i naturally can?

 

[navycop]

Maybe Holly or white oak?

 

[williamcr]

Holly or ash

 

[nava1uni]

Holly

 

[mikeschurer]

White wood

Hornbeam

Mike the Pipe in snowy Pangbourne by the Thames

 

[UKpenmaker]

Definitely Holly for me too, certainly the whitest wood I have ever come across, without going into the whole bleaching process.

 

[Monty]

Holly is the whitest I've seen.

 

[GoatRider]

Silver maple is quite white, but I haven't seen holly to compare.

 

[The Penguin]

definitely holly instead of silver maple.

 

[ren-lathe]

Whitest I have found is holly. I also have had some Koa sapwood that was very white bot there was some shading in it.

 

[clayton717]

holly and aspen

 

[GoodTurns]

not to disagree with everyone else, but I really think holly is the way to go ;>

 

[1080Wayne]

Don`t assume that every piece of holly will be white . It can be spalted , be from a young tree or an old one , sapwood or heartwood , have been harvested at different times of the year , dried under different conditions , etc , etc , all of which can influence the colour of wood from any tree . Holly in particular frequently has a bluish tinge , possibly from being harvested while the sap was flowing .

All of the trees mentioned above can give you white wood , but the shades may vary about as much as the `whites`you will find in your local paint store . The whitest I have found came from a 4 year old chokecherry sapling .

 

[leehljp]

Don`t assume that every piece of holly will be white . It can be spalted , be from a young tree or an old one , sapwood or heartwood , have been harvested at different times of the year , dried under different conditions , etc , etc , all of which can influence the colour of wood from any tree . Holly in particular frequently has a bluish tinge , possibly from being harvested while the sap was flowing .

I agree 100%. Simply getting some holly boards will not guarantee its whiteness. I usually ask questions if I am ordering holly, and view it in person if at a store. Improperly dried or spring/summer harvested holly will be white for a few weeks, then develop gray streaks due to the sap.

Still, in pens, I used lots of holly for real white wood.

 

[monophoto]

Holly - with a waterbourn-poly finish. Other finishes will give an amber tint.

 

[Younka]

Holly is the whitest that i know of!

 

[larryc]

If at doesn't "have" to be wood, you might try white Corian. It doesn't get any whiter than that.

 

[76winger]

I'm with the others on Holly. There may be whiter, but it's the whitest I've had pass my way so far. Usually white oak is tan by comparison. But like mentioned, time of harvesting and type of drying can be other factors to consider.

 

[leehljp]

Holly - with a waterbourn-poly finish. Other finishes will give an amber tint.

CA, clear Lacquer and the home made liquid acrylic finishes also don't give amber tints.

 

[JRay8]

Wow! thanks guys!