Safe Wood

[EasternGirl]

Well I did see several references that said not to use conifers because of the oils/resins...as we all know they can be dangerous to the respiratory tract.

[katach]

Thanks that was helpful! The guy we get some of our wood pieces from is a bowl maker. He has a lot of monkey wood, willow, maple and a couple other kinds. They are all dried and aged for a really long time so his work doesn't crack and break. The other stuff we get is untreated lumber from the hardware store. We only get hard wood and it's all dry and no chemicals have been used on it.

[EasternGirl]

That's really cool...I live in the city...or suburbs...well, a college town really. I have no wood..and no access to wood, and no ability when it comes to building things. I mean, sure...I could go buy some wood..but I wouldn't really know what to do with it...lol.

[katach]

Bill found a gorgeous piece of madrona on friday. It's got a great base and very cool branches for climbing. It needs to dry and be cured, but I would love to have a tank big enough for it to be the center piece someday. It's about 3ft wide and 4ft tall.
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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.