My wood score

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I went to get some purpleheart and hickory for some cutting board on Thursday at my favorite lumber dealer. I mentioned to owner that I was going to start turning pens. As I was getting my lumber he starts walking around his warehouse and pulled out a 1.5"x1.5"x5" piece of rosewood, 5"x12"x1" piece of wenge and 8"x5'x1" piece of afrormosia. He will be getting a few pens for this.

I also noticed some red boards along the wall. He always has odd boards leaning so I ask what it was. Turns out it was bloodwood. I passed on this on Thursday but went back to get a board on Friday. I couldn't let it go.

Anyway that is my wood score. I have plenty of blanks to play with now.

Chris
 
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Chris, you might want to rethink your wood choices for the cutting board. Though purpleheart is beautiful, especially in combination with quite a few other types of wood, its toxicity level is VERY high, and therefore, is not advisable for use around foods.
 
Originally posted by LostintheWoods
<br />Chris, you might want to rethink your wood choices for the cutting board. Though purpleheart is beautiful, especially in combination with quite a few other types of wood, its toxicity level is VERY high, and therefore, is not advisable for use around foods.
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This is news to me. Purpleheart is a very popular wood for accents in cutting boards.

Also, typically the danger from wood toxicity is relative to when you are making the product, not when it is being used as a finished product.

jeff
 
The reason I chose purpleheart is because I have seen it used alot on cutting boards. I will do some more research on this or does anyone else have any comments on this. If I can't use it I will just have to make pens out of the wasted purpleheart.

Thanks
Chris
 
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