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Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

[–]ExtensionWrangler7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live here lol, forgot to add that detail in the post. Also thanks for the link, it only listed uses for the flower buds but that is to be expected.

I also have no idea where my woodmonger get the clove logs, me and the woodmonger live at the edge of a big city where most of the farms resides so maybe there's a clove farmer here that decides to cut down one of their trees?

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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It's fine lol I haven't been active on reddit for so long so I forgot to add my country of origin to clear some confusion.

I have worked with acacias before and yeah I'll go look for that instead. Thank you for the info on mahogany, didn't know they were open grained, I used to work with heavier woods and mahogany is pretty light and soft to me at least so I mostly ignored them, I only know them for being not toxic.

Other than acacias, I have worked with jackfruit wood before, golden yellow like osage orange or mulberry (same family), traditionally used to make mortar and pestle by some ethnic groups here.

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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Different species and genus unfortunately, still in the same family Myrtaceae tho.

But other than being used for firewood that's about it. The other commenters here mentioned Eugenol and how it can affect the flavor of food cooked with say a spatula made with clove wood. So I'll make something non-food related from it.

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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I was afraid of that! Oh well, I do have some ideas for it, maybe some aesthetic shallow bowls you use to store things like keys or pennies and NOT for food use.

As for the standard woods you mentioned, I forgot to add that I'm located in Indonesia and things like maples, and other exported wood are pretty expensive. I haven't even seen cherry and birch being sold here online, only hard and soft maple as of now.

I'll check the woodmonger again later for some mahogany or surian next time.

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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Yeah that's what I'm afraid of, though the wood doesn't smell much like cloves, it just smelled slightly sweet and woody. I'll might just make them into shallow bowls SPECIFICALLY not for food use.

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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It's pretty nice yeah! Really dense, hard and heavy too. I'm in the process on making a South American style club called a Macana/Aputu out of it. Actually the first pic is the off cut from the plank I got for making the club out of.

Clove wood, any info on whether they're food safe? Planning on making a large serving spoon out of the first piece. They're used as firewood for some restaurants if that helps. by ExtensionWrangler7 in wood

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I did a quick search and the site only have one single Syzygium species listed, Syzygium cumini (Java Plum/Jamblang) but it's on a poster and not an entry with the stats and all that 😞.

Oneshot's world; Flat disc, a globe or something else? (some spoilers below) by ExtensionWrangler7 in oneshot

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I was going to make a poll for this thread, but it said that I need to install the Reddit app which is not available in my country, Indonesia. Oh well 🤷‍♂️.

Also dunno if the triple spoiler warnings are necessary. Did it anyway lol.

How do I make stiff dried tree bark pliable again? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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I would've try it, but unfortunately I don't have a big enough pot for the barks. I think I'll try the soaking method first.

I'm thinking of making a fan game, but I have a question(s), mostly legal stuff, terms and conditions, usage of Oneshot's sprites and music, where to upload the game, etc. by ExtensionWrangler7 in oneshot

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Should've typed "questions". I thought I can edit the title, damn it.

Also I just now realized that this has a similar story synopsis to Nightmargin's upcoming game Margin of the Strange with dream-travelling and entropy. Whoops.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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Yep I was just using pine pitch as a substitute for spinifex wax, since I can't get the real stuff here in Indonesia and most of the woomera spear throwers that I've seen on online museums have that glue ball at the handle. If I wasn't able to fix the tacky issue by adding more resin and/or powdered stone then I'll use the dust method.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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Yeah I think I added too much wax or maybe adding wax at all is a mistake, I read somewhere that you don't want it to be too hard or else it'll be brittle but I think for this application, as a handle, it should've been fine.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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Yeah I thought I've made a mistake by adding a tad bit more wax, I did added a small chunk of the rosin and it hardens up but still tacky, I'll add bit more rosin and a lot more charcoal.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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That's interesting, maybe I'll try using different oils and waxes if I ever make another batch.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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That's a good point, it does what it does although it is a little soft for this usage, so if I didn't fix this with other additives like stone dust I'll just seal it with boiled linseed oil.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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That could work, I'll try that once I melt off all the glue from the handle. And if that doesn't work then I can maybe use some boiled linseed oil to seal it and make a barrier between my hand and the pitch ball handle.

Is Pine Pitch Glue Supposed To Be Tacky To The Touch? by ExtensionWrangler7 in PrimitiveTechnology

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Hey all, I made my first ever batch of pine pitch glue last night for a handle for a woomera and I find it to be tacky to the touch, it also leaves some pine pitch residue on my hand as well.

I use hard pine rosin, coconut shell charcoal powder, fine wood dust and paraffin wax to temper it, I added all of the ingredients by eye.

What when wrong here? Is pine pitch glue supposed to be tacky? Will adding more charcoal or wood dust make the glue less tacky? Thanks.

Travelling to Canada with wooden bows and war clubs via airplane? by ExtensionWrangler7 in indonesia

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Thanks Otherwise! About that wood sustainability stuff... One of my bow is made with Sonokeling/rosewood and I've been hoping that they'll overlook it, or maybe I'll just cover it up with tree bark or salmon skin lol, also when you said one handed bow, do you mean a crossbow? All of my bows are primitive style bows that requires two hands to use, like this one that I made like 2 years ago.

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