Dust

[Roy from Pa]

Never had a reaction to wood dust, knock on wood! What exactly is the experience?

With IPE, that night after being exposed to it in the shop, my face looked like I fell into a campfire.

Went to dermatologist next day, gave me a shot of steroid  and steroid pills.

Few days later my whole body was so itchy and looked like I had the chickenpox.

Back to dermatologist, more steroids and had to start using free and gentle laundry soap, hand soap, special shampoo, had to wash all my cloths, blankets, and towels.

Still use all that to this day.

Every so often I'll get a rash and have to put a special medicated cream on it to clear it up.

The reaction messed up my immune system.

[wood carver 2]

I remember when you told us about your reaction to ipe and what it did to you. That's another reason why I bought the air helmet.
Dave.

[wood carver 2]

It's not just wood we have to be careful of. As bowyers, we use epoxy and a variety of finishes, some of which are sensitizers. Once you develop an allergy to something, it only gets worse from there.
Dave.

[wood carver 2]

Being an old fart doesn't help either. It seems to me that I was damn near bullet proof when I was younger. 🤬

[Roy from Pa]

  Flem

Dave

[Eric Krewson]

I spent about 5 minutes sanding the barrel channel of a walnut stock yesterday without my mask, I knew I was messing up. This morning the first order of business was coughing up walnut dust to clear my lungs, I couldn't have breathed more than a few microns, that is all it took.

Dust allergies have just about taken the fun of bow building away from me.

[wood carver 2]

That's what I'm afraid of. Getting to the point that even a small amount of dust will affect me. I'll happily wear an air helmet if it keeps me in the shop.
Dave.

[Eric Krewson]

There is a new allergy treatment that sounds like a witch doctor but but is showing promise, it is a type of acupuncture that resets the receptors that cause allergies to develop.

One guy who had had Alfa Gal tried it an claimed he was cured. I can't remember the treatment name but one can probably google it.

[wood carver 2]

There's a thread about it on the  pow wow. It's something I will keep in mind in case my allergy gets bad.
Dave.

[Eric Krewson]

It took about 20 years for my sensitivity to dust to come to the surface, it got worse and worse every year. Used to be it was only from walnut, then osage joined the que and now even a pine board through the bandsaw starts my nose running.

[Roy from Pa]

I've noticed lately that when I sand boo down to a flat back that my face burns later in the day.

First thing I do now when I come inside is wash the face neck and hands and change cloths.

[wood carver 2]

You can't avoid sanding when you're using bamboo, but I do as much thinning of it on my jointer before I hit it with the belt sander.
You have to be focused on what you're doing if you decide to use the jointer. It can be a little exciting at times. 😁
So far, I have only begun to have problems with a very few woods. Pau ferro, then very mildly with walnut and now osage. I work with pine and spruce all day at work but there's not much dust as I only need to saw it to size and I asked them to install a decent dust collector there.
Dave.

[wood carver 2]

Hey Roy, 18000 posts on your next one! 👍🏻
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

LOL, maybe I type too much:)

[Longcruise]

LOL, maybe I type too much:)

That one did it!     you don't type too much Roy.  Always good information.   Specially when you hide on Shreddy.   

[EvilDogBeast]

I got sensitized to CA glue last year.  I filled the grain on a riser in the garage and it burned the crap out of my nose.  Spent three days all stopped up.  Now if the fumes are strong enough to burn my nose at all I will be stopped up the rest of the day.

[Flem]

Everybody should be sensitive to CA glues!  It's caustic stuff and carcinogenic. I always wear a vapor cartridge mask when using it.

[wood carver 2]

Got my air helmet! 😁
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Got it all set up, battery charging. I can't wait to try it out.
Oh well, it will have to be tomorrow... 😕
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

 

Awesome...

[EvilDogBeast]

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