G'day folks,
I've tried my hand at some basic involute turning with scrapwood and now I'd like to turn a demo piece, a "construction aid" if you will, which could be used in a classroom to demonstrate how it is jointed without needing binoculars. Grain patterns & figuring, etc. are not desired, this'll be a much abused knock-around item and I'd rather it's aesthetics to be in the form rather than the timber anyway.
So, I'm after two contrasting woods, preferably with similar turning characteristics when cured and that rules out most of the timbers local to me as the lighter coloured timbers are generally softwoods here. The few suitable ones I've found are as, if not more, expensive than many imports and the budget is very limited. I've been looking at various characteristic tables but few include any form of pricing guesstimates and many species are unfamiliar to me, thus leaving me none the wiser.
In the hope that cheap, readily available timber in whatever country you're in equates to cheaper imports at this end, does anyone care to offer suggestions for "matched" woods?
- Andy