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9th September 2012, 12:26 PM #1New Member
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Best timbers to use for making wooden spoons?
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering what are the best / safest Australian timbers to use for making wooden spoons to cook with? I see that Cherry, Maple, Beech and Birch are very commonly used materials but these aren't readily available here in Melbourne. Just wondering if there are any reasons why Vic Ash, Redgum, Jarrah etc would or would not work?
Bryce
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10th September 2012, 07:26 AM #2
There was a post on the suitability of Australian timbers for food contact on here a while ago. Im still navagating the new layout so I'll search it later but have successfully used Cypress Pine (must be dry!), Ironbark and Jarrah. Ive even given them to the MIL and she hasnt complained so they must be OK.
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10th September 2012, 07:34 PM #3
I would think Huon or celery top pine would be ideal, maybe silvertop ash. I want to make some small tea scoops to leave in jars of loose leaf tea, but of course it has to be something that won't taint the tea. One thing that that i would definitely not use would be black bean.(except if you really disliked who you were giving it to...)
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12th September 2012, 12:41 AM #4Senior Member
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Hi Bryce
I supply a local guy in central Vic with lots of my milling shorts for spoon making. He has used my blackwood, myrtle, huon, sassy, leatherwood and local redgum for the past six years with no issues, and his customers are very happy. That's about all I know on the subject! Let me know if I can help with some timber.
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12th September 2012, 08:02 PM #5New Member
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Well it seems that there really is no reason why not to be using any of the Australian timbers. Although I thought that the oils in Huon Pine might make it not exactly ideal to be stirring through a French Onion soup? Anyways, thanks for the replies people.
Bryce
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