Exotic Wood (tali/missanda)

Here is more info on this wood
http://www.zanzibarconnection.com/specs.htm#mkarati

Dave



"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In one of my recent auction adventures, I purchased
> a pretty good stack of lumber that went cheap. I was
> told it is called tali(aka: missanda).
>
> This is giant boards, 3" thick, 12" wide and 12' in
> length. They are VERY heavy.
>
> I finally started milling this stuff last Saturday and
> found that it is (a)hard as concrete (b) very vile dust
>
> I used a mask after I noticed a problem breathing this dust.
>
> I went back in the shop last night and started on another
> project made of 3/4" plywood which required a table saw.
>
> After using the saw, I noticed this very nasty dusty thing
> going on in the shop. I also began to itch badly on both arms.
>
> I'm assuming this wood is the single cause of the problems.
>
> Anybody have any experience with this very difficult wood ????
>
> A google comes up with a little info on dermatitis and a wood
> that causes some problems, but nothing says it's toxic.
>
> I'm still itching a little today as I write this message.
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Damn strong hard wood though, make a helluva woodworking bench top.
Comes from east Africa: http://www.woodmarket.com/english/missandas.asp
(I never heard of it, just found that link)

Alex