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What wood would compliment oak?

Im making a wooden lamp in school and im using two woods, one of which is oak. What other, lighter in colour wood could i use?
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Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 Add Friend #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (3 minutes after post)

Pine ? Has a nice grain to.

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1 year, 1 month ago (3 minutes after post)

Yeah, cool thanks :)

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (10 minutes after post)

Or Maple, but I think pine would look cool.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (22 minutes after post)

limewood is lovely :)

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (29 minutes after post)

And if ya feelin’ real adventurous and artistic, you could use all 3

:D

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1 year, 1 month ago (30 minutes after post)

Yeah, :D

Good idea!!!
Thanks for all the suggestions :)

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Jacksonville, FL, US | 1 year, 1 month ago (3 hours, 58 minutes after post)

pine is not the most stable wood,,maple is a excellent choice,not a big fan of oak
as its kinda grainy ,mahogany works well,,as poplar mills great,it just has alot
of color variations,,,good luck on your project,as it will be enjoyed for a lifetime.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (5 hours, 44 minutes after post)

RC wrote:
pine is not the most stable wood,,maple is a excellent choice,not a big fan of oak
as its kinda grainy ,mahogany works well,,as poplar mills great,it just has alot
of color variations,,,good luck on your project,as it will be enjoyed for a lifetime.

Woo Maple hehe

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