Is the finish food safe?
When the finish is dry, it is food safe. Some finishes are inherently food safe, such as shellac. In fact, shellac is used as an additive or coating in many foods. The hard candy coating of many products is due to a coating of shellac. Other finishes are also food safe once they are cured. Most artists prefer to use finishes that contain no residual elements that could cause problems, and therefore, you will not likely find objects in our gallery that contain such oils as walnut oil or peanut oil, which can cause severe allergic reactions for some people. We try to identify the finish on each object. If you have a question about a particular item, please contact us prior to your purchase. [Back to the Top of this Page] Why do I see patches in some of the objects? What are patches anyway? patches are used to repair cracks that are naturally occurring within a particular piece of wood or are caused by the wood drying. They are also use patches to fill bark pockets and other imperfections
