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thebowlerhattedturner:
Hi Mike,
          Crab apple is a good one to use as it's a fruit wood, I think you will be lucky to dry Lilac without it splitting many times, I normally use Lilac for lace bobbins and suchlike. Wood with high tannin content tend to turn black and slimy over time, which is why I don't understand why people use it for chopping boards etc.Yew contains Taxane which is known to be bad for you but you could always line it with something, maybe fibre glass mat and resin and then polish it.
Regards
John

TONY MALIN:
I've used a combination of oak and elm, but I can't remember which bit was which.
No complaints from the user.

homeofwood:
Hi i use apple or have used sycamore .. these woods seem to be fine.. have attched picture of some ive made.. these also sell quickly if you are going to sell them :)

thebowlerhattedturner:
If you use Oak, Ash or Elm these are what I call unhygienic woods. The grain is wide and the pores are rather large so there is more opportunity for food stuffs to be ground into these fissures and may not be completely removed during the cleaning process. Sycamore, Maple and Beech and most of the fruit woods are,IMHO, a better alternative.In the event of a claim against you due to using one of your products the insurance company will want to see that you considered the timber used suitable or fit for purpose. If called as an expert witness in such a case(highly unlikely) I would have to state that I did not consider the first 3 as suitable.
regards
John BHT

TONY MALIN:
Ah! Well it's a good job I'm only killing off some of the family.

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