This species grows well when planted on farmland on the southern BC coast, and is a local favourite for crooks, knees and ribs in traditional boatbuilding. It is dimensionally stable and extremely rot resistant, similar but harder/tougher than teak. I find that working and sanding the raw wood does not irritate eyes or skin as much as teak does, but it does irritate the nasal passages, and also causes something almost like a mild case of asthma – constriction in the bronchial tubes. I highly recommend wearing a particle filter mask when working with Black Locust.
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June 10th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
This species grows well when planted on farmland on the southern BC coast, and is a local favourite for crooks, knees and ribs in traditional boatbuilding. It is dimensionally stable and extremely rot resistant, similar but harder/tougher than teak. I find that working and sanding the raw wood does not irritate eyes or skin as much as teak does, but it does irritate the nasal passages, and also causes something almost like a mild case of asthma – constriction in the bronchial tubes. I highly recommend wearing a particle filter mask when working with Black Locust.