I spent a good part of the weekend in the garage turning a few cigar pens. Now, a couple days later, the back of my neck, around my left eye, and arms below the elbows look and feel like I took a dive in a poison ivy patch. You can almost see a line where my collar and sleeves were. The woods I worked with are:
Walnut
Maple
African Mahogany
Bloodwood
Leopardwood
Yellowheart
I've worked with all of these before without any problems. One thing out of the ordinary was trying BLO with the CA glue as a finish. I've used BLO before, but as a wipe-on finish. Is it possible that the BLO aerosoled with the CA fumes? If so, is BLO known to be toxic? I've never had this sort of reaction to anything before. I'm hoping that I can figure out what caused this so I can avoid the horrible rash in the future.
Walnut
Maple
African Mahogany
Bloodwood
Leopardwood
Yellowheart
I've worked with all of these before without any problems. One thing out of the ordinary was trying BLO with the CA glue as a finish. I've used BLO before, but as a wipe-on finish. Is it possible that the BLO aerosoled with the CA fumes? If so, is BLO known to be toxic? I've never had this sort of reaction to anything before. I'm hoping that I can figure out what caused this so I can avoid the horrible rash in the future.