Most woods are not good to breathe... ;-)

I had a buddy that made knives once and did a LOT of woodwork.
He once showed me a list of "toxic woods" that were harmful to breathe
the dust of.

It was quite extensive.

Wearing a dust mask when you cut or carve anything that raises dust that
can be inhaled is not good for you.

This is a common topic of discussion on egg art lists. Eggshell dust is
also very bad.


In article et,
"STEPHEN PEEK" wrote:

The manufacturer still recommends wearing at least a dust mask when sawing
so I guess it's not totally harmless.
Steve
"Russell D." wrote in message
...
I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned to
him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use treated
lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there is no longer
any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is used that would be
harmful.

I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I'm still a bit hesitant about
using treated lumber for grow boxes for vegetables but it would sure save
a lot of money if I could.

What do you think?

Russell



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