Archangel wrote:

I have what appears to be a developing infection under my right eye
but there is no obvious scratch or other route for an infection.

This started appearing late in the day yesterday,
a day I spent chopping down 2x8 DF joists with my CMS.

I've never had anything like this happen before while working with DF
but things change as we get older and the saw is a recent addition so my
position relative to the work is different.

Can anyone tell me if Douglas fir is a known allergen or has some other
toxic properties?

Don't have the MSDS but I've certainly never had any reaction other
than sawdust odor makes me sneeze more than some others. Most conifers
have enough pitch that may bother some people but old Doug Fir would be
pretty unlikely culprit I'd think....

Believe I'd probably ask for medical opinion if it doesn't clear up on
its own shortly...

"Archangel" wrote in message
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I have what appears to be a developing infection under my right eye
but there is no obvious scratch or other route for an infection.

This started appearing late in the day yesterday,
a day I spent chopping down 2x8 DF joists with my CMS.

I've never had anything like this happen before while working with DF
but things change as we get older and the saw is a recent addition so my
position relative to the work is different.

Can anyone tell me if Douglas fir is a known allergen or has some other
toxic properties?

Infection is not allergy, as you know. However, it is a real common thing
for a tiny splinter to develop a bit of festering pus if neglected, and DF
has a bunch of those available.

You were cutting old wood? Had you considered spiders or mites?

Duane Bozarth wrote:
Archangel wrote:

I have what appears to be a developing infection under my right eye
but there is no obvious scratch or other route for an infection.

This started appearing late in the day yesterday,
a day I spent chopping down 2x8 DF joists with my CMS.
...

Can anyone tell me if Douglas fir is a known allergen or has some other
toxic properties?

...

Believe I'd probably ask for medical opinion if it doesn't clear up on
its own shortly...

As you may already know, a dose of over-the-counter Benadryl will
usually knock out most minor alergy symptoms. If that spot is a
hive, the next time you get a similar reaction it could be worse,
so I agree about getting that medical opinion.

--

FF

wrote:

....
As you may already know, a dose of over-the-counter Benadryl will
usually knock out most minor alergy symptoms. ...

And a dose of Benadryl knocks me out for the day, too...

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:15:33 GMT, Archangel
wrote:

I have what appears to be a developing infection under my right eye
but there is no obvious scratch or other route for an infection.

This started appearing late in the day yesterday,
a day I spent chopping down 2x8 DF joists with my CMS.

I've never had anything like this happen before while working with DF
but things change as we get older and the saw is a recent addition so my
position relative to the work is different.

Can anyone tell me if Douglas fir is a known allergen or has some other
toxic properties?

Thanks Much.



it can be. I've had DF splinters get nasty, and the dust is a mild
irritant. it takes quite a bit of it to set me off, but with enough
exposure it does.