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I’m playing around with the idea of using silver instead of stainless steel for tenons. I expect a couple of things:

1. Silver isn’t as rigid as stainless, so I will have to properly heat treat the silver prior to use.
2. Here’s my main question. Is there any reason not to use silver in contact with the smoke? In theory, silver is a germophobic element, so I would expect it to remain clean. On the other hand, it does tarnish over time.

Thanks!


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Silver is awfully soft and malleable compared to stainless, I don't think it would hold up well over time.

If you're going for some sort of nice little Easter egg detail for the customer a better option might be a silver ring inlaid on the shank face. There is no telling what sort of long term issues a solid silver tenon may create in the future.

Thanks for the insight, guys. I'll probably resort to using Delrin or Stainless.