pjgrandad1
4th October 2002, 09:12 PM
I have just got some timber that was used as a front fence on a property.6"x 2" rails, 8"x 8" posts,old as the hills .
Timber is straight grained,
reddish/brown,no disticntive smell, not quite as heavy as Iron bark. I turned some & polished it with Ubeat Shellawax Cream,it came up really good,great looking grain!
Problem is I dont know what type of timber it is, I want to use it to make some salt & pepper mills, small bowls/dishes etc, but I was wondering about compatability with food.I`m guessing it came from an Australian native trees.Does anyone know of such timbers that you would not use for food items? Thanks in advance
Phil.
Timber is straight grained,
reddish/brown,no disticntive smell, not quite as heavy as Iron bark. I turned some & polished it with Ubeat Shellawax Cream,it came up really good,great looking grain!
Problem is I dont know what type of timber it is, I want to use it to make some salt & pepper mills, small bowls/dishes etc, but I was wondering about compatability with food.I`m guessing it came from an Australian native trees.Does anyone know of such timbers that you would not use for food items? Thanks in advance
Phil.