After extensive research I found this to be true. The nowl, itself, seems to be a barrier to a lawsuit. And one of his reportore of rotations is a calabash bowl You could also contact Hawaiian turners who have historic examples save eating dinnerware, they also have a calabash form. This is so strange, Food safe salad bowl finish online was just reading Beads of Courage finish recommendations and they mentioned not to use linseed oil because of its off-gas. Last edited: Mar 2,

But thank you! Yours has been an informative, essential, fascinating graduate course on turning. Or should I stick with the mineral oil on this salsa bowl and learn my lesson? Perhaps experiment with a scrap piece of wood. Thanks again. A beautiful dark walnut salad bowl was a wedding gift 60 years ago. Several years ago some salad was left in it and the finish bubbled.

I no longer used it. Recently I asked a woodworking group to sand it down and I would refinish it so I could again use it. It was returned to me partially sanded and told that was how they thought best. I am thinking I should sand the rest of the finish off down to the bare wood and then start over as a raw wood bowl and apply a finish. I am thinking of using a drill with fine sandpaper and wearing masks and goggles. Do you have any guidance?

I have not found anyone to do it for me. The Tried and True Original sounds ideal. I want to pass this bowl on with instructions for maintenance. It was from my Godmother and I would like to pass it to my Goddaughter. She remembers making our favorite salad with me using that bowl. Can you help? It sounds like you are on the right path.

I would definitely sand the entire bowl to bare wood and then apply the Tried and True Original Finish. Be sure to follow the instructions. You can do this by hand or with power tools, either way, will work well. Regarding milk paint, is this refering to their finishing oils? If so, which one? Pure tung oil, or their half-and-half seem to be reasonable options for a finishing oil that is in contact with food. Comments appreciated!

I have used the Tried and True products over milk paint with great results. The Tried and True Original has beeswax and linseed oil and makes a water-resistant coating. The Danish Oil made of just linseed also does great.

The last qt. I bought has a green tint instead of the old amber tint. It takes days for it to dry enough to recoat. As a result I am looking for a new finish.

One point to consider though. As I was recently demonstrating how to properly apply it in my club, I was informed by a nurse that there are people who have allergic reactions to flaxseed oil? After extensive research I found this to be true.

Something to consider. This is so strange, I was just reading Beads of Courage finish recommendations and they mentioned not to use linseed oil because of its off-gas. On the other hand, I can imagine there are people who have reactions to pure linseed oil. Your comments regarding California Prop 65 do not match my experience.

Once that started, many businesses were targeted for shakedowns, including small and large hardware and woodworking supply businesses. It was cheaper and easier than defending a costly shakedown lawsuit.

They were instructed that it was critically important not to miss anything, because the attorneys had hired people to do surreptitious audits, searching for accidentally unlabeled items on the shelves. The larger sellers went back to the manufacturers and had them add Prop 65 warnings to their packaging. The problem is not limited to California.

I have seen many of the small businesses in my community shaken down by outside attorneys based on the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA. The attorney already has its hooks into the business for thousands of dollars to settle. If the extorted business attempts to protest, fight, or stall, the settlement costs skyrocket, so the businesses either settle immediately or close, hurting our community, including the disabled.

The Prop 65 extortions follow the same model. The law as originally intended and applied was working fine, until attorneys found loopholes to exploit it in ways that were never intended. A few bad apples ruined it for the rest of us. I am seeing a lot of cutting boards, serving trays, and bowls sealed or decorated with resin.

Resin has the same problem with chipping but is it toxic? I am extremely allergic to resin and wonder what you think? I use this product over Milk Paint, which is also a non-toxic somewhat chalky paint and it works great!

After a considerable amount of research I have begun using a homemade finish mage entirely of flaxseed oil and food grade beeswax. I still use mineral oil and beeswax for display pieces but prefer the flaxseed formula for any pieces associated with food service. For those that think this is unreasonable they are free to use whatever strikes their fancy. This is still a free country as of this writing. Love the web site, please keep adding to it. I know about both. Just about everything in the article is either false or misleading.

Sorry, but this article is a crock of edited expletive. In one study, rats that ingested the equivalent of 7. Dosage matters, as people who have died from drinking too much water it happens will tell you. And BTW, since coconut oil is a laxative, drinking large doses of it will undoubtedly have many or all of the same side effects you listed for mineral oil. Unscientific thinking coupled with health-related paranoia is exactly the sort of mindset that leads people to the deadly stupidity of anti-vaxxers.

Please stop trusting that hair on the back of your neck and do some actual research using reliable sources. Science is people studying particular topics and sharing their information. Every idea, condition, and circumstance has not been explored and studied by science. Science is not all knowing and it is not absolute Truth. Hi, I am looking to purchase a wood salad bowl that servers That gas a safe finish. Please tell me the names of companies that sell these.

Thank you. Check out my Etsy shop. I was checking your bowls and noticed that some are coated with milk paint. Do you make your own milk paint or use a commercially available one? The reason I ask is that borax may be used commercially and that is a questionable chemical in regards to food safety.

I have been around woodturning a long time with my grandfather being a cabinet maker and turner and my dad a professional hobbyist as he called himself. I am trying pure cocount oil made by a friend, I live in Belize so its plentiful. I have just recently come across your site and have enjoyed reading the articles I have managed to check.

Keep them coming. I do use milk paint and will have articles about that in the future. I usually use the milk paint on bowls that are intended to be more decorative and not used with direct food contact.

I have used these bowls for things like fruits and vegetables. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. What is food safe? Why So Skeptical? Can you believe that?! Prop 65 seems to be a case of government oversight run out of control.

Setting A Standard It is up to us to establish the minimum standard for the wood finishes that we accept and apply to a bowl we make and that will be used with food. Happy turning to you! Pat, Thank you for your kind words. All the best to you! Happy Turning, Kent. And one of his reportore of rotations is a calabash bowl My Calabash Zia series resulted from seeing that rotation. You could also contact Hawaiian turners who have historic examples of eating dinnerware, they also have a calabash form.

Raul McCai. Joined Oct 29, Messages Likes 89 Location nj. Click to expand Raul McCai said:. I have some straight carnabua wax. It's hard gritty stuff that I never figured out how to work with. It was all just frustrating in the end. Steve Worcester Admin Emeritus. If it is a quicker finish, I use Mahoney oil. Otherwise I use General Finishes Salad bowl finish. Works real well, but does require a lot of applications.

You can use a few coats to seal the wood too. The endorsement, itself, seems to be a barrier to a lawsuit. John Torchick.

One thing would be how the finish would react to being washed with dish soap and water. I have a wood cutting board that has all the finish or whatever washed off. I have never thought of re-coating it. Wash it and let it dry in the dish drain. Interested to see what others say here. John Torchick said:. I would not think the beale system would make it unsafe. If you go all the way to the wax you are basically buffing off each step. The white diamond buffs off the Tripoli and the Wax or just a polishing brush would buff off the white diamond.

If not completely, then it would reduce the levels to extremely low. This is purely a guess but if the white diamond didn't buff off the tripoli then you would have tripoli scratches.

Same is true for the wax buff I would think. Back to litigation. One of my friends in the Rock Climbing community used to teach climbing. Someone asked him once if he had insurance. His answer was, what will they get, back back and my car that has , miles.

Tom Albrecht. Steve Worcester said:. Leo Van Der Loo. Danish Oil???? Oh and I never ask people what they are going to use the bowl for, none of my business, besides they probably will change the use of it, or the next owner will.

My finish is good enough for a centerpiece or user bowl, salad etc for quite a while, as long as they do not stick it in the dishwasher or use it as a flower arrangement bowl with the water added, yup, they do come back with those, can you please fix this????????

Leo Van Der Loo said:. Tom Albrecht said:. What do you mean by "a lot of applications"? And, how do you apply it? Mike Johnson. Most cities have Fluoride in the water and your worried about a food safe finish on a wood bowl? Steve, got transferred to that dolfin town, we stopped at grocery store before fishing, was not looking for nibs, but had to ask where the nabs were Last edited: Mar 3, Thanks Leo, You gotta charge more for your bowls when you use that! Last edited: Mar 4, You know, Leo I'm beginning to think along the same terms, here.

This subject is discussed from time to time, and I don't recall the results being any different. There is no general consensus among woodturners for what is, and what isn't a proper finish to use. Now, I do have the General finishes, salad bowl finish I've got some lemon oil wax, that didn't seem very durable. I've tried a few things, here and there, over the years, but never have been too happy with them.

I do have the advantage of having the Danish oil and Beale buffing system already, and am very familiar with using them Never tried just using the third step carnauba in the Beale buff, but I'm thinking I just might do that this time, with this bowl, and see how it goes.

I do recall seeing some warnings about the EEE tripoli causing skin irritations, or something like that.

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