kid safe finishes for puzzels

shellac. They use it to coat candy.

-- John

The problem with shellac is that it will wear off with fingers (why candy coating melts in your mouth). You say other than salad bowl—are you looking for a less glossy finish?

-- Lis - Michigan - http://www.missmooseart.com - https://www.etsy.com/people/lisbokt

If you want color, you can use milk paint. But double check the brand you select just to confirm it doesn’t have an additive making it NOT child safe.

-- I dream of the world where a duck can cross the road and no one asks why

tyskkvinna i am looking for less glossy i like to use watco danish oil on my other puzzles but wasn’t sure if it is kid safe. i guess that should have been my question.

-- jeff robinson, panama city, fl

Nearly all finishes when cured are food safe so I would imagine they would be child safe. I just wouldn’t buy any toy paint from China with all the recent problems with lead.

-- Save lives, ease suffering, reduce morbidity and mortality, stomp out pestilence and disease, postpone the inevitable, and fake compassion. The Paramedics Creed

http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2007233/Tried-and-True-Wood-Finishes.aspx How about these? It says food safe, and it looks like it will have a significantly less glossy finish.

-- Lis - Michigan - http://www.missmooseart.com - https://www.etsy.com/people/lisbokt

Go to Scroll www.scrollsawer.com/forum/scroll-saw-puzzles. Lots of good info for puzzle makers. Several good discussions about finishes. It will take a while to work through the posts but good stuff there.

As for me, I use spray shellac.

-- Bill - Mesquite, TX --- "Everything with a power cord eventually winds up in the trash.” John Sarge , timber framer and blacksmith instructor at Tillers International school