Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
*Another* Spoon
Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT
>I thought it would be a piece of cake, but I've never timed myself making one before. I started out with a piece of a black walnut branch that the wind blew down two winters ago.
But An hour later I was no where near finished...
Much later
Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT
>One hour later the spoon was still in the rough, and the bowl needed a lot of thinning from the outside. The sad news is that it really could still use a lot more cleaning-up. But I threw on some BLO and took the finish shot anyhow.
Greg
Re: Much later
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>Nice looking walnut, Greg. The important thing is that it will hold batter.
Pam
PS Is walnut a good wood for food, given it's potential to injure horses and defoliate?
Re: Much later
JL
>If it has a finish on it, why not? The juglones and similar compounds aren't going to migrate through the finish very easily. If the piece has a danger of losing its finish and is in long contact with liquid, you might worry a little.
Re: Much later
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Walnuts are good food :^) I put walnut oil on the treen I make. I also make treen from walnut. Of course, I always tell the customers what I'm using, both wood and finish, in case they have an alergy.
Most of the juglones that inhibit plant growth are in the leaves and roots, not in the wood itself, so the risk is miniscule. Even so, if you are cooking tomatoes and peppers, the juglones aren't going to further affect their growth rate, anyhow :^)
I don't put my walnut shavings in my compost pile or use them directly as mulch, and I don't invite horses home for dinner.
Re: Much later
Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT
>There are concerns with using walnut. I know one person who had some pretty serious allergic reactions to the wood. But its nice to carve!
Greg
Re: Very much later
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>Thanks, guys, it was a real question.
Pam