Laburnum Spoon

[heath]

Had my first go with a bit of Laburnum. Lovely stuff

 

[Angst]

hi...nice job m8....tis indeed lovely wood!

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[Macaroon]

That's a great spoon and the Laburnum is lovely - looks a great size for a camp spoon......atb mac

 

[Harvestman]

Very very nice.

 

[Leiflet]

Tasty spoon.

Cheers,
Leif

 

[forrestdweller]

that spoon looks very good! but according to wikipedia laburnum is poisonous- can you use it for eating?!

 

[knifefan]

I always thought it was poisonous too ?????

 

[Harvestman]

Laburnum is poisonous, yes. Solution: don't eat the spoon.

If the wood is oiled it is sealed, and you can use it without ill effect. Same for yew and the other poisonous woods.

 

[Macaroon]

When you oil the wood you must be sure to use a naturally drying oil - walnut being favourite for me - and not anything like olive or sunflower and the rest which soak in and look great but never dry; so never seal the wood but go rancid instead, which can be a problem in itself; hope this helps...................atb mac

 

[Harvestman]

When you oil the wood you must be sure to use a naturally drying oil - walnut being favourite for me - and not anything like olive or sunflower and the rest which soak in and look great but never dry; so never seal the wood but go rancid instead, which can be a problem in itself; hope this helps...................atb mac

Exactly. Walnut is what I use too.

 

[forrestdweller]

Laburnum is poisonous, yes. Solution: don't eat the spoon.

If the wood is oiled it is sealed, and you can use it without ill effect. Same for yew and the other poisonous woods.

i was'nt planning to eat the spoon....
but i remember reading somewhere that people died from eating meat roasted on an oleander branch....

 

[Leiflet]

When you oil the wood you must be sure to use a naturally drying oil - walnut being favourite for me - and not anything like olive or sunflower and the rest which soak in and look great but never dry; so never seal the wood but go rancid instead, which can be a problem in itself; hope this helps...................atb mac

Soooo... If you've got stuff oiled with olive oil is there any benefit in going over it with a drying oil to rectify the problem?

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Leiflet]

Further, not wanting to distract from the cracking spoons that are the point of this thread, is grape seed oil a drying oil? From a quick squint at what it says about the chemistry bit on wikipedia, a good level of linoleic acid suggests that it is, I think. But I'm not sure that I understood it well enough to be sure.

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Macaroon]

I don't think grape seed oil is a drying oil IIRC, but in answer to your first question, just wash the spoon in the usual w/up liqiud and do it with a brush, leave it to dry, then dosh it over with a few coats of Walnut........

 

[Elen Sentier]

Nice, very nice

 

[Dean]

Laburnum is a real nice wood, looks beautiful when finished and has a great grain pattern. This one was a bit of off-cut, but i'd love to have enough to make a full spoon. Great spoon there Heath.