OKLAHOMAN
Member
I've told anyone who asks that the smell of gator bone is worse than the worse antler you could think of and now I want to warn about the dust created while cutting and turning it. Yesterday I spent most of the day cutting gator bone to blank size and shape on my table saw creating a very fine dust. I was not wearing my respirator and was breathing and inhaling in the dust, Diane came into the shop and had to walk right out and warned me to wear the Triton ( it has not been used in 6 months). well today I've had this terrible dry cough and it taste like the smell of gator in my mouth. Think I'll leave them alone for a while and next time I need to cut more than one I'll wait until fall when I can leave the shop door open.
Turning shouldn't be a problem if you have a dust collector...
Turning shouldn't be a problem if you have a dust collector...