LOL... is it just me or.....

When I grind buffalo horn it always leaves me with a headache. And I feel like someone intentionally hit me in the head with a forge hammer. :yawn:

Terry
 
indian george said:
Have you ever smelt one that was turning green???:barf::barf::barf:
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All of the time. That is usually when they come in to the office to see me, after they have had the dog like it for a couple of days and it has started to turn green. :mad: It is allot more fun sewing them up if you are not gagging. :)

Anyway I like the smell of most woods, it is the bone and horn that really stinks.
 
Moose antler just plain stinks, so does any other horn material. I try to stay with woods because of that. If I must grind antler, I do it on a day when all the windows can be left open.
 
Word of caution, if you can still smell what you are grinding while wearing a respirator then the seal between your skin and the respirator is bad. I worked for awhile in an industry which required respirators and a test which was used to ensure proper fit was the use of cinnamon oil. If you could smell the cinnamon oil with a respirator on, they either gave you a different style or made sure you were clean shaven. If the idea of a respirator is to filter air, smelling external scents is not a good sign.
 
Antler, Bone, and Mother of Pearl All Stink! which is why I now use a wet belt when working them :D :thumbup: I havent had the displeasure of working some of these other woods yet.

Jason
 
Huh... all the cocobolo I've ever used smelled pretty decent... but I'm allergic to everything, and it REALLY sets me off.

I agree with Chuck's post. Desert Ironwood is nasty.

BY FAR THE WORST materials I've ground in my shop (smell-wise) are Water Buffalo horn, Sheep horn, and micarta. In that order.

Of course, we really shouldn't be breathing any of it. :eek:
 
I don't mind horn, because that is what I prefer to work with.

Now micarta and G-10 on the other hand is foul. So foul, in fact, that I am going to sell off all my remaining g-10 and vow never to use it again.
 
If you can smell it while you are grinding it, your respirator is not working properly. If you don't wear a respirator you should think about getting one. Some of this stuff can be toxic.

The link below has some interesting information that is worth looking at.

http://www.mimf.com/archives/toxic.htm
 
I got some wood from a local cabinet maker and put it on a hidden tang the other day. He told me it was rosewood. All I know is, it's really dark (almost black with streaks of light brown) , it's very dense, very hard and it smells like someone peed on the camp fire. Wow!:barf: It's terrible. I took off my respirator and thought I was gonna throw up. I turned on my big window fan and tried to suck it out but it smelled like pee in my shop for two days.
You guys think it's maybe Cocobolo and not rose wood? Oh yeah, it grinds really, really fine sawdust too. Very oily.
Later ,
Iz
 
I cut up some bass wood on my table saw and that stuff stunk like rotten shoes!!!
I've worked with it before and it didn't stink like that. Guess this chunk came from a swamp or some ole timer's out house site!!!! :D
 
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