Prickly larch

[greenhout]

I have a lot of larch that I am planking with an Alaskan mill. I am finding that the saw dust, which gets everywhere seems to be full of little spicules. They get in my t- shirts and don't wash out for ages. Makes wearing them really uncomfortable and I end up picking loads of them out of my hands with tweezers. Doesn't happen with chestnut, that I normally work with. Is this a normal state of affairs? Anyone got any tricks to avoid the issue? Cheers

[slack ma girdle]

The joy of larch hairs. Never found anything to stop the the itchy little bleeders.

 

Check ALL the simple things

[Jackalope]

Dont know about milling but felling the stuff is pretty prickly, adding to the fun is there is usually enough sweat and sap sticking them to everything

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The joy of larch hairs. Never found anything to stop the the itchy little bleeders.

 

Check ALL the simple things

 

Yep, those little 2mm long hairs; look like fine ginger stubble. Yes it itches like hell; cutting larch non stop for years now so know what you mean! Nor they don't come out in the wash! I have particular shirts for wearing when I'm cutting the ol larix!