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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => CRAFTING CORNER => Topic started by: PeeVee on December 15, 2012, 12:22:29 pm

Title: honey dippers
Post by: PeeVee on December 15, 2012, 12:22:29 pm

I've been turning a few honey dippers. Hard maple and will probably try cherry. Any thoughts on a coating? or just leave as raw wood.

Title: Re: honey dippers
Post by: edward on December 15, 2012, 02:49:20 pm

Some kind of wax maybee  :-D

mvh edward  :-P

Title: Re: honey dippers
Post by: PeeVee on December 16, 2012, 10:30:25 pm

I have never looked at commercially sold product. I saw a brief reference to oil, but there was not a specific. Vegetable oil? I have in the past used mineral oil on a cutting board. But that is a petroleum product.

Title: Re: honey dippers
Post by: divemaster1963 on December 16, 2012, 11:34:21 pm

The only oil that should be used on food use items is Vegtable based oil. Food Grade oils ONLY. unless you what someone to get sick. stay away from peanut oil due to allergic reactions.

but for the dippers. leave them raw uncoated.

John.

Title: Re: honey dippers
Post by: PeeVee on December 18, 2012, 02:00:34 pm

Thanks John, that's the way I was leaning.

After all, that is the way of all our wooden spoons.

Title: Re: honey dippers
Post by: my-smokepole on February 20, 2013, 08:31:22 pm

all that I have bought have been raw
David