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  • 26 April 2020 at 4:37 pm #658772
    Patrick Sadr
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    Anyone know if it’s safe to use Douglas Fir for kitchen spoons cutting boards? How bout oak?

    I know the recommended one’s but was wondering about these.

    Thanks

    26 April 2020 at 9:52 pm #658812
    C White
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    certainly oak is fine for both, but no experience or read anything regarding doug fir and its uses with food contact. As it is quite resinous, my guess is that its avoided for cutting boards and the like.

    27 April 2020 at 1:38 am #658834
    Larry Geib
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    A couple people make and sell Doug Fir end grain cutting boards.
    The resins in doug fir eventually polymerize and make the board harder.
    I have used 100 y.o. recycled first growth and the stuff is like iron.

    As to oaks. I’d stay from red oak as too porous. You can actually blow though it like a straw.
    White oak seems ok though.

    27 April 2020 at 3:15 pm #658895
    Patrick Sadr
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    Thanks guys!!

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