Pine is a little soft so they probably wouldn’t hold up too long but doesn’t hurt to try
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Yeah, I was thinking that might be the case too, but we’ll see. We’ve got a few uses on the first spatula I made with the cast iron and no noticeable degradation.
Yea, pine also soaks in water and warps easily so it needs proper sealant which has to be safe if used as utensils. But looks amazing and excellent use of bandsaw! I’m a little afraid of cutters lol. What were you making with the pine wood before there were leftovers #[2] ? We have ample of meranti here and I’ve got a garden gate to complete - but I’m gonna have to build up muscles to drill through that 😅
I’m using food sage mineral oil to handle the sealing, though I plan on getting some pure Tung oil at some point to take over that job, I’ve seen some videos where it seems to resist temperature better.
And honestly I think these pieces were from when I built the rack for my gas cans, but it really could’ve been anything lol. I tend to hold on to any piece 2ft or longer lol.
I have never heard of…Meranti, was it?
meranti is more common in SEA, and on janka rating maybe similar hardness to teak and cedar i think. i'm kinda new to this, I just started with woodwork last year after my home was flooded and it cost 10% the price to build on your own so i decided to go with it and ended up loving it! but its basic stuff really- some kitchen replacements, a garden bench, flipped a chest drawer. your garden deck is gorgeous!! I can't believe you built the whole thing! Following you both for tips and tricks!
*food grade