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sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 09:14:51 -0600, Katra
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm wondering, if yours is splintering that badly, if it is soft pine.
>
> I wondered about the wood too.
>
> > Some boards are decorative and made to be hung on the wall. Kinda like
> > that copper cake pan I have shaped like a persian cat above the stove.
> > <G>
> >
> Decorative pine? The decorative boards I've seen are exotic
> hardwoods... they aren't sold to be decorative, but they are
> so expensive, I'd hesitate to use them as a cheese board.
>
>

I've seen soft pine cut into cutsie shapes, or with a painting of some
sort on one side. :-)

I wonder about exotic hardwoods sometimes. I had a close freind that was
a knife maker so did a lot of wood working. He gave me a list of "toxic"
woods. This is why it is wise to wear a dust mask when doing any
woodworking that raises a lot of wood dust.

If the wood is toxic to breath..... well, I guess worrying about cutting
on it might be going a bit over the top? <G>

K.

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