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Anonymous

04/02/2005 12:40 AM

Wood movement

I have been asked ($$) to make a cutting board for a co-worker. I will be
using ambrosia maple and cherry for the main board surface and a border of
walnut to frame the whole thing.

Sometime recently (before I needed to know this) I read about leaving some
joint or other in these things unglued. I sure would appreciate a link to
a site discussing / illustrating this or a 'heads up' here.

TIA

Bill

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Robatoy

in reply to Anonymous on 04/02/2005 12:40 AM

04/02/2005 9:28 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Anonymous <[email protected]> wrote:

I'd prefer bowel movement.... (well.. it's ALMOST not OT...bowel rhymes
with dowel.....nebber mind...back to drinking my tea...)

TT

TWS

in reply to Anonymous on 04/02/2005 12:40 AM

05/02/2005 4:50 PM

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:40:52 -0500, Anonymous
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have been asked ($$) to make a cutting board for a co-worker. I will be
>using ambrosia maple and cherry for the main board surface and a border of
>walnut to frame the whole thing.
>
Bill, I think you should do some more research on the cause of the
ambrosia coloring. Some forms of Maple staining/coloring are a result
of fungus that could be toxic to humans. Not a good thing for a
cutting board.
TWS

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Anonymous

in reply to Anonymous on 04/02/2005 12:40 AM

05/02/2005 9:06 PM

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 16:50:08 +0000, TWS wrote:


> Bill, I think you should do some more research on the cause of the
> ambrosia coloring. Some forms of Maple staining/coloring are a result of
> fungus that could be toxic to humans. Not a good thing for a cutting
> board.
> TWS


Following your tip I looked at a number of sites (~40) based on a
google search for "ambrosia maple" and "ambrosia fungus" "ambrosia
toxin". I found no mention of toxicity from either the ambrosia beetle or
the ambrosia fungus or the opportunistic fungus that often co-habits
soever.

Most of the sites were either government sponsored arbor sites or
university postings.

If you remain convinced that there is a toxicity problem, please post a
URL link so that I can read and evaluate that information.

Bill
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20:37:00 up 28 days, 7:13, 3 users, load average: 0.01, 0.05, 0.06

DJ

"Dave Jackson"

in reply to Anonymous on 04/02/2005 12:40 AM

04/02/2005 11:22 AM

I think you're refering to the breadboard ends. Do a quick search for more
info. --dave

"Anonymous" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have been asked ($$) to make a cutting board for a co-worker. I will be
> using ambrosia maple and cherry for the main board surface and a border of
> walnut to frame the whole thing.
>
> Sometime recently (before I needed to know this) I read about leaving some
> joint or other in these things unglued. I sure would appreciate a link to
> a site discussing / illustrating this or a 'heads up' here.
>
> TIA
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Uptime below for a desktop Linux machine.
> 00:37:00 up 26 days, 11:13, 3 users, load average: 0.06, 0.09, 0.23
>
>


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