Thread: Revisor in Cocobolo

Originally Posted by icedog

I wouldn't say cocobolo is "highly toxic". It comes down to one's sensitivity to the stuff. Of course the dust is the worst. I personally have no problems with cocobolo, However, I have developed a serious respiratory infection from working with spalted wood. Those dormant fungal spores that make spalted wood so pretty awoke and tried to kill me once they found themselves in my bronchial passages, likea bunch of sneaky Trojans hiding inside a wooden horse.

Here is a cool website wiitha very solid reference chart:

http://www.riparia.org/toxic_woods.htm

I hope this is helpful,

Brad

P.S. While coco may cause some unfortunate users a form of contact dermatitis similar to poison ivy, the plants are not related.

LOL
The toxic wood list looks like a copy of my last invoice from bellforestproducts.

I'm glad cocobolo being related to poison ivy was mentioned. I'm highly allergic to poison ivy, and coco is what I was going to use for scales.

Poison ivy is also related to cashews. FWIW

Superb workmanship and great choice of scale material. The photography doesn't do it justice, but that's an easy problem to correct Make a photo box like this and you'll notice a HUGE improvement in your razor pics.
Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio
2 tips:
1) Use a regular desk lamp for lighting. Don't use the flash or anything stronger
2) Instead of trace paper and whatever else they want you to use, plain white paper towels are cheaper, available and just as good.

Edit: The one that I'm using only cost me a bit of packing tape, an 11x17 sheet and a few paper towels. Therefore, you're free and clear for under a buck as long as you have a desk lamp available for occasional use