Peppermills

[CREID]

With all the talk everywhere you go about food allergies, are there certain woods you should stay away from and certain woods that are great for peppermills.
I recently seen somewhere a peppermill that was made from Walnut, now I don't know if the nut allergies follow into the wood, but a walnut is a wrinkled shell nut, which someone I know that has a nut allergy says are the most likely for people to be allergic too, although I believe some are allergic to all nuts. Some people even claim to be allergic to me, not sure what they are thinking.
Any way, your thoughts on this?
Curt

 

[Magicbob]

I don't know, but the local turning club works with a ton of kids and all they turn is wet cherry, because of possible allergies

 

[Curly]

Contact George and he will cut to order Olive wood he has. He did some for us years ago, that at some point will be made into a Peppermill for our table. No nut allergies to worry about, and reactions to Olive oil are uncommon according to Google.

Here is a picture of one of them.

 

[Dai Sensei]

I seal the inside of all my pepper mills with multiple coats of hard shellac. Protects the peppercorns and the wood. I let people know what woods they are and let them know coatings inside but still leave it to them to take or not to take risks.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I do the same as Neil... a good coating of a sealant should protect anyone with an allergy... I use any and all kinds of woods for my peppermills. I also mark the type of wood I've used on the bottom rim of the mill, more so I can remember the type of wood than anything,