re: Pistachio Trivet

Thank you all for the nice comments. I love building unique things out of all different kinds of wood. I have to do a lot of explaining at craft shows to get the customers to appreciated the wood and what I had to do to get it where it was.
Hi Rick...yes it is EEE wood polish...a play on the word Tripoli- triple E. I sand to 400 and the EEE brings it to about 2000.

Hi George! That is quite a story about Jimmy!! I can relate to him! My dad always grafted apple trees. We had many trees with 5 kinds of apples on the same tree. I am always surprised when I see all the different wood at the Dead Tree Salvage saw mill in Casa Grande. I originally went there for mesquite and pecan. Now he has pistachio, olive, eucalyptus, bottle brush tree, willow acacia,  jacaranda , iron wood and some others that I forgot. If you are ever in Arizona , look up John Goodwin at the saw mill.
He is at 11930 W Martin Rd. In Casa Grande.
 Call first because John is out of town a lot shopping for trees ( 520 566 0763 )
Cheers, Jim