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Poplar plywood be aware

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
After a couple weeks of wondering "what the heck is biting me" (I handle animals in my job) I finally figured out it was the poplar plywood! It looks just like red bugs.

I am not an allergic type person, but something in this wood lights me up.

I was over it and yesterday within a couple hours after sawing it the rash developed again.

I have no problems with poplar wood so I'm wondering if its the glue.

Bought it from HD. Certainly looks like poplar. Don't know country of origin.

Maybe this will help someone else if its happening to them.
 
#3 · (Edited by Moderator)
I use that material for quick jigs and some other things, I have noticed the last I bought has a different, or even nasty smell to it.
I attached an overhead vacuum guard to my saw, and have good vacuum on a shaper and router table. I think its good to avoid contact as much as possible with those products, natural wood is bad enough,
 
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