Hambone Slim wrote:
"stoutman" wrote...

I was dissapointed when they first started appearing during face jointing,
but now I like them. What is a pitch pocket anyway?

Pitch pockets, afaik, are little deposits of sap and minerals. They, and
pin knots, are considered acceptable on fine cherry furniture; sapwood, of
course, is not.


Unless there is enough extra sap in the spots to make them gooey I'd
call them mineral spots and agree that they add character.

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