qquake
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I posted earlier that I was no longer allergic to padauk. Well, I spoke too soon. Although it's not nearly as bad as in the past, I've been getting minor rashes on my neck, inside my elbows, and on my eyelids of all places. I fear that as in the past, it will just keep getting worse the more I work with it. But I'm in the middle of making 11 pens as Christmas presents for co-workers, and I really don't want to start over with a different wood. So I got a pair of splash goggles, a face shield, a gator to cover my neck, and put poison oak/ivy pre-contact lotion inside my elbows. Hopefully that will get me through. 9 down, 2 to go!