Heat resistant wood for tools

[arthuritus]

In Japan, they used to protect their timber from fire by setting it on fire.

[arthuritus]

The connection being, charring it makes it black and fire resistant. I wonder if thats what the guys did to make their fortress. I don't know of any European woods being naturally black.

[TropicalCoasting]

you could try borax
I know they put it in minced newspapers they blow into your ceiling for insulation

How to Fireproof With Borax | eHow.com

[arthuritus]

Interesting idea, a quick google search tells me that its becoming more common to treat wood with some kind of borate. Maybe I'll run some tests on my now defunct hoe handle. Don't hold your breath though = )

[Dmendo]

Be careful with borax. Read first what is said in wikipedia about borax toxicity before use it.
Regards

[cobblerdave]

Gudday
Can't figure how you can burn a handle? Mine are homemade and all have broom handles from "bunnings". Good one mostly Coates brand. No charring just smoke and ash stained. One tool that has a metal handle thats a poker of sorts made from a metal curtain rod with a tent peg welded in the end.... paints still intact one that too.

Regards Dave

[arthuritus]

Trying to position a log at the back of the fire. The 10 seconds or so that it takes to do that is more than enough to catch my handle. Or doming a pizza.

[cobblerdave]

Gudday
find attach photo of poker and rake battered and tattered but unburnt

Have to admit now that I think about it that I burn't mk 1 oven brush to a cinder by leaving it in the entrance for to long
Try the poker its easy to make just a tent peg attached to the end of a metal curtain rod ( not my idea got it off the forum)

Regards Dave

[TropicalCoasting]

Originally Posted by cobblerdave

Gudday
Can't figure how you can burn a handle? Mine are homemade and all have broom handles from "bunnings". Good one mostly Coates brand. No charring just smoke and ash stained. One tool that has a metal handle thats a poker of sorts made from a metal curtain rod with a tent peg welded in the end.... paints still intact one that too.

Regards Dave

pretty sure most cheapo wooden handles in Bunnings are some kind of Australian hard wood they tend to be light coloured and tight grained probably not Vis ash or Tassie oak they might be black butt or turpentine (you would see the wavy grain) or silver top ash o r spotted gum