Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: alcot on January 07, 2016, 12:49:16 pm
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Has anyone ever had a severe reaction from working with Black Locust? I've noticed a slight irritation from sawdust in the past, but after steaming a stave yesterday I started coughing violently and my lungs feel like they're on fire. Probably a cold--never had this before.
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Not with BL but with walnut and to some extent with osage, these types of allergies tend to be progressive and get worse over time. I wear a dust mask and use a dedicated vac system in my shop and still have problems.
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According to TBB vol. 4, leaves and bark of black locust can cause nausea. I haven't noticed that, but don't work with BL a ton. Maybe steaming released some toxins?
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Al, I get some minor irritation from black locust saw dust too. I have never steamed it but I would guess your steaming released some toxins. Probably need to do that outside. I steamed black walnut in my shop once and my eyes started burning so bad I couldn't :laugh:stay in there. I felt like I was sprayed with mace. If you would like I could come up and take that pesky black locust off your hands so you don't have to worry about it. :laugh:
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Black locust is slightly toxic (but is worse/fatal for horses) not like yew though. So streaming probably just made all that airborne for you. The toxins in the wood are what makes black locust resistant to rot.
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My wood allergies have gotten progressievly worse over the years. Osage only bothers me when I sand it or bandsaw it. BL gets to me when I remove the bark. Some hickory almost killed me a few months ago, I left it in the microwave too long and it caught fire filled the entire house with smoke, I guess that doesn't count though.
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According to TBB vol. 4, leaves and bark of black locust can cause nausea. I haven't noticed that, but don't work with BL a ton. Maybe steaming released some toxins?
MY dog will eat BL bark over treats. I have not seen him to get sick from it. But then again he also eats cat turds. :-\
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Some hickory almost killed me a few months ago, I left it in the microwave too long and it caught fire filled the entire house with smoke, I guess that doesn't count though.
Wat almost killed you the fire/smoke or the wife? >:D