food safe woods

I'm after a bit of information from you guys I'm new to this woodturning 'addiction' and SWMBO has asked for some bowls for when we eat outside in the summer ( if we ever get a warm one) I've checked out all the food safe finishes but I was wondering if there are any woods that should be avoided for food use

tia Andy

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Andy.Smalley
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Stick with domestic fruit woods and you probably will have no issues. Actually most people have no issues with most woods. But fruit woods tend to be the lowest in toxic effects

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Ralph E Lindberg

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robo hippy

That reminds me what the old folks call the Elm that grows around here: "piss elm".

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Gerald Ross

Hello,

Got a laugh from that one... :-) We have a few "stinkers" around here as well. One of the Oaks will draw flies from three counties as soon as you cut it... It is pungent, but the colour is really nice and the smell disappears after it has dried. Just the same, I never eat out of it. :-o Take care and best wishes to you and yours!

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Steve Russell

Ive used these 2 sites to help me with the question of toxicity of woods (don't forget this includes alergies).

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I don't know about the validity or reliability of some of the information included on these 2 sites, but I take into consideration that if some people have experienced a problem it might be good for me to consider that.

JD

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JD

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