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Re: Strip: Progress slow but happening on Night He
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 5/11/2011, 5:23 pm
In Response To: Strip: Progress slow but happening on Night Heron Strip (Robert N Pruden)

I would avoid pine, it will turn yellow, then orangey as it ages. It's quite attractive, but not if you want white.

I'd say basswood is your first choice. It stays white, and has virtually no grain, so it's good for color. It's also much lighter than pine, if that matters to you. After that- aspen, or maple, knowing that maple will turn yellow, although not as much as pine. If you want just a thin line, holly is the ultimate white wood.

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Strip: Progress slow but happening on Night Heron Strip
Robert N Pruden -- 5/11/2011, 1:42 pm
Re: Strip: Progress slow but happening on Night He *PIC*
Farback -- 5/11/2011, 2:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2011, 1:23 am
Consider Basswood *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/11/2011, 4:51 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/11/2011, 5:23 pm
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Farback -- 5/11/2011, 6:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2011, 1:26 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/11/2011, 8:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2011, 1:22 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/12/2011, 8:21 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 5/20/2011, 7:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2011, 7:58 am