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I just got a BIG ambonya burl block. Yea me!! anyway I started working with it and noticed that my sinuses started burning ( no mask ,dumb )and the following day I started feeling like death was poking me in the head with a stick. I heard this wood is toxic, anyone else have problems with it or am I just getting flu?
 
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Randy you need to send it to me as quick as possible as I don't want anything to happen to you and being the kind person I am I will dispose[:D] if it for you.
 
Randy,
Put a mask on and try again. This should pretty much let you know if it's the wood.
I personally have never had a problem with it, so go ahead and send it to Roy.
 
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<br />I just got a BIG ambonya burl block. Yea me!! anyway I started working with it and noticed that my sinuses started burning ( no mask ,dumb )and the following day I started feeling like death was poking me in the head with a stick. I heard this wood is toxic, anyone else have problems with it or am I just getting flu?
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Randy ..... I'm not the kind of guy who'll try to weasel your BIG amboyna burl from you. Here's some straight advice. I've never had a problem with amboyna either. However, that is not to say you're imagining things. Different people have different levels of tolerance for irritants. In any even, I would suggest the following:

1. Wear a respirator, not just a mask. And certainly not just a
Dust-Bee-Gone mask. Before buying a mask check its ANSI code.

2. Run an air filtration system in your shop.

3. Wear nitrile/latex gloves, long sleeve shirt or a smock. Vacuum yourself off when you are finished.

4. Don't hesitate to contact your physician if you are having respiratory problems. I had a personal experience with cocobolo two years ago and couldn't turn for almost 4 months. I now follow my advice.

I'm certain other will have additional suggestions. Your mileage may vary.

Al

PS Now that I took all of this time to research and answer your question in detail, the gentlemanly thing to do would be to send your amboyna block to me. [;)]

PPS Ignore wdcav1952's comments when he sees your post and gets on you for your creative spelling. [:D]
 
I don't have any suggestions other than the above for respirtory issues, but the best advice is just to avoid breathing it if you aren't sure. Usign your lungs for a testing center is not smart. But . . . if you are curious about skin sensitivity this is what I do when I get some new wood that I am worried about-- using gloves and all that I scrap off a few small shavings, put them on a band-aid, stick them on the inside of my arm (sensitive skin area), leave it there 12 hours of so, peel it off and see if a rash has developed the next day. I have been lucky that I have never had an lung issues with woods but I have had some severe skin allergy issues. Some day I will use one of those EPA-approved environmental cleanup suits to gather those stray cocobola pen blanks up, put them in a lead-lined airtight container, and mail to some IAP member that can turn the stuff! [V]

Ray
 
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