Hi Chuck

I'm with you on that Chuck, we had a set of pepper and salt shakers,
they where made from beech wood and lacquered, turned and carved in a
piggy shape, looked good but lasted less than a year before the lacquer
from the salt shaker disintegrated and the wood began to show black
stain on the outside, also the shaker kept plugging up as the salt would
get damp en so the salt and rice had to be replaced often, we kept them
that long for their looks, they where cute.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Chuck wrote:

Bernie,

Not sure of the wisdom of putting it in a wooden container. I keep
mine in a small glass bowl with an airtight, plastic lid and even at
that it starts to get cakey in humid weather. I would bet that loose
salt kept in a container of pretty much any wood might be prone to
solidify in humid weather.