Cedar Of Lebanon

[Paul HC]

Hi all, This is my first post - i've been a regular reader of posts for many years, but only just got around to joining, anyway..

 

Is it just me or does anyone else get a booming headache when milling cedar of lebanon?

I have cut approx 320 cu ft of quarter sawn boards out of one tree and processed 7 ton of cord to firewood - taken a good few days but i got some amazing timber out of it - x 54 QS 22" boards 14' long and clean as a whistle!

I'm guessing the headache is penance for the beautiful boards!

Also, if i'm getting these headaches then i'm guessing the firewood is probably not a great idea to sell for open fires!

 

Any thoughts?

[Daniël Bos]

Welcome to the forum.

People burning the wood are not likely to be sniffing up as much fine dust as you, I'd be happy to sell it.

Do you try to protect yourself at all when milling? (dust mask? or some such item?)

[Paul HC]

Hi Rover,

Yep, had on a mask all day, every day!

Just me then. I have never had a problem with other timbers. oh, lad who used to work for me used to get a rash on his fore arms form ash dust... very strange!

Thanks for the tip on the fire wood - glad to hear it, i was hoping that it had not been processed in vein.

[Daniël Bos]

This HSE document has a list of the varying effects differing species of wood-dust etc can have on people (seems like nothing is safe, wood is out to get you!) but for CoL it doesn't state headaches?

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis30.pdf

 

Found some references to other articles suggesting it was used to treat headaches and one vague reference suggests crushing the bark releases oils that can cause headaches.

[Rob D]

There's a lot of oils in cedar - perhaps just a slight over dose on them.

 

 

[Rob D]

Oh - and welcome to the forum BTW!

 

 

[PhilBeech]

Are you getting dehydrated?

[Paul HC]

That HSE list looks very inviting! we are doomed whichever wood we work with then!

 

I didn't get dehydrated at all, come to think about it i processed a big Cedar a few yrs back and never had a problem. I do however remember getting a bit bored of the smell, as is the case now - my whole kiln and drying shed smell lovely (apparently!) i'm a bit over it, but other visitors tell me its amazing!

[Alycidon]

Seems Sycamore is not mentioned, odd.

 

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