Wood Health Hazards
These articles include those which describe potential health hazards associated with working with specific types of wood often used to make turned wood pens. Typically these hazards are limited in nature to potential skin irritation resulting from contact with the dust or shavings, although in some exceptional cases, sensitive persons have had respiratory difficulties when exposed to wood dust from certain species.
When wood workers speak nostalgically of “genuine” or “real” Mahogany, they are usually referring to Cuban, or West Indies, Mahogany, botanically known as Swietenia mahogany. The genus Swietenia …
As sometimes is the case with tropical woods, Movingui finds many uses in traditional African medicine in the areas in which it is endemic. Pounded Movingui bark is …
The grain in any given piece of Avodire can be straight, wavy, or irregular and interlocked. Avodire can exhibit a range of grain patterns, such as wavy, mottled, …
The tree itself is a native of the sub-tropical regions of South America. It is best known for its profuse lavender colored blossoms that appear in late spring/early …
Coloration is easily the most distinguishing feature of Panga Panga. The heartwood is a very dark brown with black streaks, and in this respect it can be indistinguishable …
Saligna wood is reported to be dense and heavy, as well as fairly hard although I cannot locate a specific Janka hardness score. The wood is also noted …
As a timber wood, Transvaal Beech is not well known outside of its native Africa, and because of this, it has not been well characterized or studied for such …