Thread: Cocobolo don't like me

Glad you posted the warning Toni, I know others have also mentioned it, but as i also am about to try that wood it is very timely advice, hope you feel beeter quickly, Amos

Toni you know what to do then pack up all that nasty Cocobolo and send it to me and i will take care of it for you
Darren

It's really nasty stuff, Toni. You want to send it as far away from you as you can. Bundaberg is too close but I, on the other hand, am in Victoria...

Toni, I am further south than Skew! send it here. Amos

Hi Toni,


This dust reaction you've had is NO JOKE!!! Please do take all the precautions when working with it.

Here's another very recent thread about cocobolo and dust that you may not have seen yet.

Hope you are feeling better.

cheers
Wendy

Hope you do use precautions when you use it again i have bad reactions to black cypress and crows ash still use them but carefully. Skew you have too moist a climate for cocobolo Bundaberg and its drier climate will be perfect
Darren

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

It's really nasty stuff, Toni. You want to send it as far away from you as you can. Bundaberg is too close but I, on the other hand, am in Victoria...

nah send it to me. i'm half way between them.

hurry up with the pics would ya

if anyone wants any, send me a pm. I can do pen blanks 5-6" long 15-19mm square

You can send that Cocobolo as far as possible send it west and it won't worry you any more Toni. Waiting to see photo's as well.
Rippa

Gee Whiz if you read to many of those bad lists we would not be game to play with much wood would we. I do need to invest in some protection for my own sake but up to now I ahve not used any because i love the smell of wood. But after reading some of the property of wood it does not make sense does it. I was looking at one of my share farmers and he got a dust be gone mask. What does anyone know about them would you recommend it?
thanks Toni

Iroko would most probably do the same.

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Gee Whiz if you read to many of those bad lists we would not be game to play with much wood would we. I do need to invest in some protection for my own sake but up to now I ahve not used any because i love the smell of wood. But after reading some of the property of wood it does not make sense does it. I was looking at one of my share farmers and he got a dust be gone mask. What does anyone know about them would you recommend it?
thanks Toni

Toni i use a dust be gone mask and have found them terrific for the use intended the dust. They will not help with fumes though.

A proper mask with change out filters is the only sure way of dealing with this

Thats my 2 bobs worth

I think that Toni should send it as far away as possable.
As i live in Scotland UK. I think this is will stop her from the nasty Cocobolo dust.

I have had a look at your pens and i think they are wonderfull. How do you inlay them like the letters and flags. Well done.

you have got a dust collector/extractor havent you toni?