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Re: Cocobolo vs. grenadilla

Author: CocoboloKid
Date: 2009-04-06 17:47

Actually, it's cocobolo that is toxic to work with.

An excerpt of an interview with Paul Laubin re: cocobolo:
http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR12.3/DR12.3.Bukalski.Laubin.html

PJB: And you made an instrument of cocobolo that you liked very much.

PL: Yes, but I had to use my home table saw on the cocobolo, and the blade heated the sawdust to the point where it produced a poisonous vapor. I had respiratory arrest, but recovered quickly. I'd like to make more cocobolo instruments, but the health risks are too great.

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