re: Apple Wood and Saws

I live in apple country (North Central Washington). Every year, I drive by some field where someone has pulled a hundred acres of apple trees, pushed them into piles and will burn them.

In short, apple wood is plentiful, as is cherry, pear and some other fruit woods. I’ve found all of it makes beautiful kitchen utensils (spoons, spurtles, spreaders, etc.).

The grain is tight and it seems to hold up better than most store bought versions. In fact, I don’t complain if my wife tosses them in the dish washer, but I do re-oil them on occasion.

In short, remarkable stuff, that fruit wood.