Toxicity Chart

[Travis]

Working with certain hardwoods, especially tropical hardwoods, can cause allergic reactions in some individuals. I spent the better part of yesterday putting together a Wood Toxicity Chart for the wiki. Hopefully it will be of some use to y'all. You can find the list here.

[Pixman]

Glad to see Yew on the chart. I turned a bowl from a piece of Yew a few years back and ran into deep trouble when I fired up the woodburning pen and put a pattern on it. I used a fan beside it but must have sniffed a bit of the neurotoxic smoke. I lost my complete balance for two days as a result. Interesting experience but I wouldn't like to repeat it. Moving around the house was like playing snooker or shooting pool. You focused on the target, worked out your pattern and then cannoned off the walls until you arrived. Too much of the smoke could have finished me off according to medical advice, so don't do any woodburning on Yew!! Magic

[clarke04]

Thank you Travis, that is really good info to know, espically since I use birch alot. Harvey

[rja]

Years ago I turned a dagger handle from juniper wood. I developed a sneezing, sniffling, watery itchy-eye reaction to the dust.

[Kepy]

Good info Travis.

[kardar2]

Hi Travis,

 

Was told about this wood called Myrtle wood and and looking up the characteristic of it and just so happen to run across this : http://www.woodbin.com/ref/etc/wood_toxicity_table.htm I dont know it has wood that could be added to your chart or not