Old Jarrah for cutting board.

[Mornay]

Hi

I have scored a pile of jarrah from an old building built in the 1940's. as payment I thouht I would make the person who gave me the wood a cutting board containing some of the Jarrah that they gave me.

My concern is that I dont know what the wood would have been treated with back then and is it safe to use?

Regards

Mornay
Metricup (WA)

[BobL]

Hi

I have scored a pile of jarrah from an old building built in the 1940's. as payment I thouht I would make the person who gave me the wood a cutting board containing some of the Jarrah that they gave me.

My concern is that I dont know what the wood would have been treated with back then and is it safe to use?

Regards

Mornay
Metricup (WA)

How cracked is it?
If it's near black on the outside it could have been treated with creosote.
But if you plane or sand that away and mille they cracks with epoxy it should be ok.
Maybe post a photo.

[GraemeCook]

Probably was not treated with anything, but, if it was painted then there is a high probability it was with a lead based paint.

In either case, I'd follow Bob's suggestion.

If you do use epoxy, then I would dilute it with an equal amount of acetone or MEK to facilitate penetraion and grain filling.