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bitshird

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OK so I'm only five ten and a half, and I guess I'm not as bullet proof as I thought, for the past few years I've been reading the very sage and learned advise of people much wiser than my self, (actually my dogs are wiser than me) WEAR A ventilation mask when turning certain woods, and some times I do, (some times I don't) but yesterday and the day before I was cutting and turning some Coco and yesterday I sanded 3 or 4 blanks, sans mask, this morning I work up with a slightly sore throat and a runny nose, as the day progressed so did the burning sensation in my Sinus cavities, SO a few hours ago I gave in took a hit of Advair, and a blast of Astelin and now I will always wear my mask when I turn, this was the first time I'd turned any real nice Cocobolo and Ebony's have never bothered me before, but this one has learned me a lesson in dumb. glad I got off this lightly.
 
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Yup! It was the prettiest chunk of Cocobolo I had ever seen that got me back in January! Itchy rash on my arms and chest. Even with prescribed medication it took 3 weeks to subside. Still love the wood ... but, so far at least, now from a distance.
 
Try flushing your sinuses out with sea salt spray after any dusty work session to get rid of the potential irritants. That should make any reactions less severe.
 
Gary Beasley said:
Try flushing your sinuses out with sea salt spray after any dusty work session to get rid of the potential irritants. That should make any reactions less severe.
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I am certainly not the sharpest tool in in the bin but how do you "flush a sinus"? Aren't they located under the skin, on your forehead and above the cheekbone??
 
You can get a saline solution from the local drug store, Walgreens, or whatever is in your area and flush your nasal passages with it. Not as bad as it sounds and it sure makes a huge difference in your health. I got that tip from my brother in law and now flush out the nasal passages every morning. It really helps.
 
I think we are missing a bigger picture here,

I am glad you are ok, but the damage is likely alot worse than you think. C.O.P.D. can be caused by breathing dust... Ever hear of "Lumber Lung"? I am just as guilty as the next guy. It is sometimes easier to just do the work instead of stopping to hook up the triton or trend or whatever.

My "No no wood" is aromatic red cedar. That stuff shuts me down. I can't hardly breathe, and i get the itchies. So now, it is Triton and long sleeves! I think i am going to be more vigilant with my triton. I paid for it, I might as well use it.
 
I was expecting more in line of the blistering and swelling on my exposed skim , Contact dermatitis like symptoms, I had my little lathe by the front door and guess there was enough air current to blow the dust back towards me, it was a mistake I WILL BE HESITANT TO MAKE AGAIN. my dust mask will get a lot more use now,
 
I'm glad you are ok. I agree the mask is a must in my book. I don't like it, but I wear it.

As a side, the saline spray does work very well, for those situations where you forgot a mask..
 
Well I'm glad to say that it wasn't just my stupidity that was to blame for feeling like crap. Wife drug me to the Dr this morning, turns out I have what she had a week ago some bronchial upper respiratory garbage that half the kids the work for her have had,so being the kind sweet loving person she is she decided to share, BUT I will wear a mask from now on. I think I'm glad it wasn't from the wood, from what folks have said had that been the case, it would be like drowning very slowly. So kids go back out and play, just do it safely!!:biggrin: She threatened to take away my small lathe:frown: and put it in the back room of the house again, I guess she thinks turning Hickory and Ash won't hurt :eek:
 
Last Wednesday I turned some bottlestoppers from some cocobolo and some oak sent to me from California. Starting Thursday I had a rash on my leg. Then my arms. Over the weekend it spread to my head, now my face.

Went to the Doc today, she said it was poison oak! Put me on prednisone for 7 days and said it will take "a while" to go away. Great.

Thank goodness I was wearing a ventilator and had my DC on.
 
The part that finally made me figure it wasn't the Coco was I didn't break out with the dermatitis stuff, I've had all my flu shots and stuff, other than getting hurt, health wise I've been pretty good (just clumsy) I've been turning a lot of handles and was wearing my mask but this actually started two days after I had turned 3 COCO blanks and the next morning after sanding them but no rash so when my fever was up the She Bear said time to go, so I got poked twice, some horse pills and told to take it easy, LIKE that's going to happen.
 
I don't have a problem with cocobolo YET, that I know of, but I do try to use my dust mask... but I guarantee you that after having my face smacked by a bowl jumping out of my longworth chuck, I wear my face shield anytime the lathe is turning... I used to "just touch up" a turning without the shield, never again. It's been 7 days and my face is still sore and bruised.
 
Chuck you were blessed that time, now you can bare scars of distinction, Old swordsmen considered facial scars a thing of honor. (and people think we're nuts) sure looked bad just glad your not real damaged.
 
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