Introduction to Wood Acidity
"A Cautionary Saga,” the article about keelbolt replacement by Michael Sauter in WB No. 297, prompted Tom Jackson, WoodenBoat’s senior editor, to suggest to me that a column on the topic of wood pH might be useful. He commented that although oak is well-known as an acidic wood, he was surprised to learn from Sauter’s article that Douglas-fir wood also has a low pH.
As I dug into the topic of wood acidity, I became ever more frustrated...