food safe woods
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The best info that I can offer is from the Wood Database.
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/holly/
Sycamore is favoured for kitchen wood things, as the wood is non-toxic to humans but anti-bacterial. It is also cut resistant and works well when green.
As a professional chef, I tend to keep up with some things. University of Wisconsin Madison did some studies on woods and found that maple was good for durability and food safety, as it too tends to bacteriostatic.
Alan Marks