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The Wood Database contains a paragraph on each wood that discusses that particular wood allergens and toxicity or lack thereof. It also has a section that discusses toxicity and allergens in general with a chart on same for each individual wood.
The woodworkers source and fine woodworking articles are not as complete but they do both list some other sources.
 
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Thanks Bruce the guy selling the chart on his video does not say anything about toxicity nor did I see it on the close up of the chart in the video. You must have looked closer than I did.
My apologies Kiefer
 
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Hi Klaus…How well I know after getting sick 3 times a few years ago when working with Brazilian Rosewood. The prettiest wood I ever worked with and now I don't touch it. It is 4stars on the toxicity chart on the wood database.

Here is the toxicity chart I used from there:
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/

Jim
 
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Judging from all that information, it sounds like we should just abandon woodworking.

- ArtMann
It's like a list of things that are toxic to your dog .
Everything is "toxic", not poisonous but "toxic". They might also have to eat a 40 lb bag of it to be hurt.
It takes extra work to figure out what your dog really shouldn't eat because it could kill them or cause medical issues in realistic quantities.

I wear a dust mask most of time I am doing any cutting or sanding. I have Asthma but it is a good precaution anyways.
 
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