bobartig wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:40 pm
Very nice handles! I had a question about working with rosewood. I read that it's an irritant on the skin/eyes, etc. any experience with that? Any precautions/advice?
I've heard of it with other hardwoods but no not really. I prefer synthetic materials so no personal experience.
If I'm doing my part of the sciences here, I'd do a contact test on your skin somewhere and see what happens. If you get any serious inflammatory reaction - I'd probably have to recommend full tyvek-type PE suits. I use them regardless because I don't trust what is in the Chinese "g10", it's been proven that thorium is in certain wearable electronic wristbands and such, even going through customs, and I'm slightly OCD.
Otherwise, unless your body is specifically sensitive to specific food or drug allergies I don't think that anything more than what you would use regardless (respirator/goggles that seal perhaps may be worth it, up to your own experience). If you do have such sensitivities I would highly
not advise you to do a touch test without.. certain drugs on hand. Going even further, you could get tested for it medically but that's imo a little extreme. I have epinephrine and atropine and corticosteroids on hand because I'm a certified nerd and ya never know when it will come in handy.
I really don't want anything that I said to concern you, overall it's not gonna kill you. I promise.
