Andy McArdle wrote:

: But what good is a pestle without a mortar to use it in? A quick rummage
: thru my prepped blanks (didn't have time to dilly-dally, I had paying jobs
: to finish!) and found a suitably sized piece of West Aussie Lace She-Oak.

I've read here and elsewhere that some people have a really bad allergic
reaction to she-oak, at least to its dust -- not sure about the timber.
Are you sure you want to use it in food contact, particularly where you'll
be grinding stuff in it?

-- Andy Barss