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   ring | Sep 19, 2005 08:27pm | #1

   I have the same thing.  And just to add insult to injury, the dust in my clothes turns the white laundry pink.

   DR

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   philip | Sep 20, 2005 06:13am | #2

   ....burning sensation in nose".
   I get that from Makore-however it gradually wears off-usually over 2 days or so.
   The question is:- is my system still defending/warning/curing me after that initial warning has worn off in other words is there some form of immunity assuming not unreasonable exposure levels or is damage, cumulative or otherwise being done? It is like this evey time I take up using Makore after a break of some months or so from it.
   Mat, as far as I know you are not a doctor, but there are some M.D woodworms out there...Philip Marcou

   
   

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   Edited 9/20/2005 6:26 am ET by philip

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   Pondfish | Sep 20, 2005 01:38pm | #3

   The burning sensation from breathing paduak dust is a warning -- wear a dust mask!

   Recommending the use of "Hide Signatures" option under "My Preferences" since 2005
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   DonC | Sep 20, 2005 10:47pm | #4

   I used to stock this for my students. No more! One kid's eyes swelled shut after exposure. Also the darn stuff turns baby-poop brown from expose to light. Not a good wood for anything, in my opinoin.

   Don

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   MatthewSchenker | Sep 21, 2005 04:11am | #7

   DonC,
   I agree with you on this. A while back, before I knew a lot about padauk, I bought a piece of it. And yes, it darkened with age.As I said, I'm pretty much phasing this wood out of my projects. It's too bad, because it is attractive when new! I am looking for another wood than can bring that natural red glow.

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   philip | Sep 21, 2005 02:16pm | #8

   ...another wood that can bring out that natural red glow"- if you can get Afzelia Quanzesis (Chamfuta) it is very similar- and smells nice.Philip Marcou

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   MatthewSchenker | Sep 21, 2005 04:45pm | #9

   Philip,

   Thanks for the suggestion.  Do you have a favorite supplier?

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   philip | Sep 21, 2005 10:55pm | #10

   Not now- I am in New Zealand and I got the Chamfuta when I lived in Zimbabwe. There will be suppliers in the States, because I know you get timbers like Af. Mahogany (Khaya) and Muninga (Pterocarpus Angolensis) and others .Philip Marcou

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   robert1 | Sep 21, 2005 03:52am | #5

   Sounds nasty! Have you ever gotten a rash from this wood or its sawdust?

   "Marta Kiec-Swierczynska, Beata Krecisz, Dominika Swierczynska-Machura and Cezary Palczynski. (2004) Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by padauk wood (Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub.). Contact Dermatitis 50:6, 384-385"

   http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.044004213.x?journalCode=cod

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   MatthewSchenker | Sep 21, 2005 04:09am | #6

   robert1,
   Never a rash, just the nasal burning. But I am pretty much phasing out my use of this wood anyway.

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   woodworker3301 | Sep 21, 2005 11:12pm | #11

   Matthew,

   I've found several woods actually leach out poisons in the ground as part of their self defense mechanism to choke off other plants competing for nutrients and moisture.   I'ld recommend always wearing a dusk mask.  Walnut, Ebony, Padauk all containtanins that can screw up your system.

   Good Luck!

    

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   MatthewSchenker | Sep 21, 2005 11:54pm | #13

   Woodworker,
   You're correct, of course. I've looked into dust masks, but have never found one that is really effective, or that goes well with the eye protection. But your point is well taken.

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   BigHar | Sep 21, 2005 11:49pm | #12

   There was an article in woodworking magazine about reaction wood.  Padauk is one of those woods.  So is cherry, a friend of mine spend 10 hours in his basement working with cherry, for the next 3 days he said he felt like someone was standing on his chest.  He's not a smoker. 

   Solution.  You need to use a respirator, or blow a few hundred bucks for a dust collection system.  You can't ignore this problem, it will hurt you every time you work with these woods.

    

    

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   MatthewSchenker | Sep 21, 2005 11:56pm | #14

   BigHar,
   Thanks for the feedback. I think my reason for starting this discussion was to maybe hear some people say the kinds of things you are saying.With the bandsaw, I have yet to find a dust-collection system that works well. But I think I might look a little further now!Thanks for your input.