Carving with pressure-treated poles. - Tiki Carving

A Artiki Member Birmingham, UK Joined: Mar 19, 2004 Posts: 58	A Artiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 12, 2004 1:48 PM You sure need to take precautions if you are making any form of dust, wearing a respirator for example, but I do that when using any wood, treated or not. I did the research and posted the findings here because I was unsure myself - as an amateur carver - what was safe or not. Previous posts on this board have stated that pressure treated poles are treated with arsenic, and whilst that was the case once, health and safety organisations on both sides of the Atlantic are phasing these out. I would love to be using fresh palm wood but it's just soooo difficult to come by over here, we have to make do with what we can. I certainly agree with what you are saying though.

You sure need to take precautions if you are making any form of dust, wearing a respirator for example, but I do that when using any wood, treated or not.
I did the research and posted the findings here because I was unsure myself - as an amateur carver - what was safe or not. Previous posts on this board have stated that pressure treated poles are treated with arsenic, and whilst that was the case once, health and safety organisations on both sides of the Atlantic are phasing these out.
I would love to be using fresh palm wood but it's just soooo difficult to come by over here, we have to make do with what we can.
I certainly agree with what you are saying though.

Post #108014 by Artiki on Thu, Aug 12, 2004 1:48 PM