Wood allergies

Re: Wood allergies

Geoff Irvine

>Which Lacewood was that. If it was Grevillia robusta then that is well known for that problem. Hope you're better.

Re: Wood allergies

Thomas S Stockton

>You should probably stop using it, seems like wood allergies only get worse and the reactions more intense. I worked with a guy who had a reaction to lace wood and ended up on disability for a while and had to be retrained in a different field. His problems were with breathing but he also had the dermititis. FWW did an article on woods and allergies and I believe they said it's related to sumac.

I would get rid of it and change your plans on the project if you can.

Tom

If the lacewood was Australian Lacewood ... *LINK*

Andrew F in Australia

>It's probably Grevillea Robusta, aka Southern Silky Oak. (A different genus of tree is the Queensland or Northern Silky Oak here.) A google search brings up the following link and a lot more

The dust is a common source of allergy, particularly breathing difficulty. According to the linked document, it's the same family of irritant as the US Poison Ivy.

Timber fellers/tree surgeons take a lot of precautions to avoid getting the sap on themselves - it's a potent contact irritant.

Cheers,

Andrew


http://books.google.com/books?id=6y-bRvzcCE4C&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=%22grevillea+robusta%22+allergy&source=web&ots=QVJ_jrm_BQ&sig=OgUM_8sA8N1CB0G6r4oCEmFuZhk

Good Allergist

Jim in Burlington On

>Vlad,

If you need a good allergist have your doctor send you to Mcmaster Dr Paul Keith. Before you head back into the shop you might want a eppy pen. Good luck been there done that a few times.

Rosewood family is bad

jim reed @ tallahassee

>for allergic reactions. I turned lots of tulipwood pens without a problem. Then I turned one from cocobolo and stayed rashed up for about six weeks. Now even the tulipwood bothers me. Find the culprit in your shop and get rid of it. Use dusk masks and wash up well until you identify all of the allergen sources. Good luck.

Re: Rosewood family is bad

Edward in Vancouver

>I remember as a kid "helping" my dad make a teak dining table and benches. When it came time to sand, he had a nasty allegeric reaction, his face, neck, and hands turned all puffy and red. Come to think of it, the doctor prescribed oatmeal baths, little sachets of some kind of medicinally treated oatmeal. Seemed to help.

Poison Ivy

Vlad

>That makes a lot of sense. It came up looking likes PI at first and then the itch and swelling. I sold a DP yesterday and gave the guy the rest of the stuff. Didn't want it. Now I'm wiping down my entire shop to get rid of the dust.

Thanks.

Vlad

Re: Good Allergist

Vlad

>Thanks Jim. I've got an appointment with Dr. Leece.

Cheers.

Vlad (Headon Forest - if you're ever up this way :o))

No dramas Vlad

Andrew F in Australia

>Southern Silky Oak is one of the species that we're cautioned on early in the trade - avoid contact at all costs.

Hope that you're not too badly sensitised.

Cheers,

Andrew