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Walnut dust isn't nice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's very irritating. And I'm making a lot of it this week. Shut your tracts folks, this one's a doozy.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A respirator can be a literal lifesaver when woodworking, as many sawdusts and chemicals used can be harmful to inhale. They are cheap and only mildly annoying to use, but worth it in the long run.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait until you do purple heart

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I'm not in a hurry. I don't really like using foreign exotic wood when I live in a forest.

Especially mahogany. My area is lousy with black cherry, so why ship mahogany from another hemisphere?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oak's the one that really gets me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I haven't really had an issue with oak.

I got some plywood from Lowe's once that must have been made out of habanero wood. Every cut made the air spicy.