Could use around 10 board feet of good white holly. Seems the suppliers are all out. If not, could use a substitute maybe aspen or cottenwood or whatever as long as it is white or can be bleached white..
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I need holly
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I have lots of Cottonwood but never have tried bleaching it. I did bleach some Box Elder which got nice and white.
Try eBay seller 'ncwood'....
Check-out the seller 'ncwood' on eBay - he's offered holly of good quality many times. I have no idea about how large the pieces of his stock can be; my holly purchases from him have always been small-sized pieces and off-cuts for small turnings and accent wood.
If he doesn't have any holly listed as active auction items at present, you might try to contact him directly to see if he has any in stock. He has been an excellent seller; I've bought wood from him at different times in the past, and have been pleased with the quality and speed of delivery.
Good luck,
Rob Wallace
Check-out the seller 'ncwood' on eBay - he's offered holly of good quality many times. I have no idea about how large the pieces of his stock can be; my holly purchases from him have always been small-sized pieces and off-cuts for small turnings and accent wood.
If he doesn't have any holly listed as active auction items at present, you might try to contact him directly to see if he has any in stock. He has been an excellent seller; I've bought wood from him at different times in the past, and have been pleased with the quality and speed of delivery.
Good luck,
Rob Wallace
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Most holly trees are fairly small understory plants, at least in Texas. The most abundant one is the Yaupon Holly which I believe has the whitest wood of all the hollies, but they are relatively small and typically their trunks are no more than six inches although I have seen a few rare ones as large as a foot (but still not very long).
I now have some fresh turning wood including holly as a result of the record snowstorm a few days ago in north Texas. Most of my trees that were damaged are Live Oak and Wax Myrtle, but there was a Possumhaw Holly that lost a major branch. It is a deciduous variety and its wood is not as white as the Yaupon Holly. It is not very large, but is useful as an accent wood. It does not appear to be suitable for pens or other small items since it does not have showy grain.
All things considered, I would have preferred that the wood was still on the trees since they are now badly misshapen. Compared to many others, we are very fortunate. Many homes were damaged and about 60,000 homes are still without power.
I now have some fresh turning wood including holly as a result of the record snowstorm a few days ago in north Texas. Most of my trees that were damaged are Live Oak and Wax Myrtle, but there was a Possumhaw Holly that lost a major branch. It is a deciduous variety and its wood is not as white as the Yaupon Holly. It is not very large, but is useful as an accent wood. It does not appear to be suitable for pens or other small items since it does not have showy grain.
All things considered, I would have preferred that the wood was still on the trees since they are now badly misshapen. Compared to many others, we are very fortunate. Many homes were damaged and about 60,000 homes are still without power.
Bill, i am hoping to hear of some maple or cherry that went down
most of the power here has been restored, a large white oak went down, it had been hit by lightning before and limbs from pine trees are everywhere. seems the pine branches just snap off with the weight of the snow. most of the trees that went down the roots pulled out because of all the mositure in the ground, drought officially over for now. with the wind it has really been too cold to do more than take a couple of walks, i would hate to have tried to work outside lately. my hats off to all the power crews that restored the power grid. north of here had much more snow, we were on the southern edge of most of this, got some snow, ice south of us
most of the power here has been restored, a large white oak went down, it had been hit by lightning before and limbs from pine trees are everywhere. seems the pine branches just snap off with the weight of the snow. most of the trees that went down the roots pulled out because of all the mositure in the ground, drought officially over for now. with the wind it has really been too cold to do more than take a couple of walks, i would hate to have tried to work outside lately. my hats off to all the power crews that restored the power grid. north of here had much more snow, we were on the southern edge of most of this, got some snow, ice south of us
Holly Wood
FYI...I have English Holly, still in ground (uncut), and it runs from 4" to 14" and bigger. This is kinda marble textured, not the pure white that everyone is so ga-ga over. I also have some spalted, and some stumps that have some very pretty grain....and some of those are spalted as well. I cut most of the Holly to order, as it likes to check and discolor quickly, so I need to wax it promptly.🙂
FYI...I have English Holly, still in ground (uncut), and it runs from 4" to 14" and bigger. This is kinda marble textured, not the pure white that everyone is so ga-ga over. I also have some spalted, and some stumps that have some very pretty grain....and some of those are spalted as well. I cut most of the Holly to order, as it likes to check and discolor quickly, so I need to wax it promptly.🙂