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LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Wed, Feb 14, 2007 11:06 PM Here's to your health Ben! Many more years of art! Protect your investment! On the aspect of dust, I've been concerned today. Working on some new projects and I purchased some new woods for them. I've been working with exotic tropical woods. So I picked up some Cocobolo Wednesday and my dad and I were cutting slices on the bandsaw. Inbetween adjustments to the rail for different thicknesses I had forgot to kick on the dust collector. Cutting the Cocobolo made a lot of noise, as it is very dense, so I didn't notice the lack of noise from the dust collector. As I read tonight, cutting and sanding Cocobolo makes a very fine dust, which did happen. It has a pungent smell too. While it is not toxic, it still isn't good to breathe it in. Cocobolo has an oil in it and it causes irritation like Poison Ivy. Think of that in your lungs. :( Anyway, I noticed my mistake and kicked on the collector, not before my dad started with 20 or so sneezes. My sinus is a little stuffy too. Nontheless, I'll be wearing a mask when working with this stuff in any further cutting and sanding. It is a good idea if you're not sure about a certain wood to research reactions to it. Everyone's will differ, but taking a few easy precautions can save you problems in the long run.

Here's to your health Ben! Many more years of art! Protect your investment!

On the aspect of dust, I've been concerned today.

Working on some new projects and I purchased some new woods for them. I've been working with exotic tropical woods.

So I picked up some Cocobolo Wednesday and my dad and I were cutting slices on the bandsaw. Inbetween adjustments to the rail for different thicknesses I had forgot to kick on the dust collector. Cutting the Cocobolo made a lot of noise, as it is very dense, so I didn't notice the lack of noise from the dust collector. As I read tonight, cutting and sanding Cocobolo makes a very fine dust, which did happen. It has a pungent smell too. While it is not toxic, it still isn't good to breathe it in. Cocobolo has an oil in it and it causes irritation like Poison Ivy. Think of that in your lungs. :(

Anyway, I noticed my mistake and kicked on the collector, not before my dad started with 20 or so sneezes. My sinus is a little stuffy too.
Nontheless, I'll be wearing a mask when working with this stuff in any further cutting and sanding.

It is a good idea if you're not sure about a certain wood to research reactions to it. Everyone's will differ, but taking a few easy precautions can save you problems in the long run.

Post #285755 by Lake Surfer on Wed, Feb 14, 2007 11:06 PM