I was sawing walnut for a couple days last week and I got hives on my neck and back and had a bad headache for several days. That was the first time really sawing that much just one ever once in a while. I was just wondering if anyone has had that problem or if was just coincidence.
Working dried walnut affects me, sinuses and all.
I have a firewood customer that refuses to burn walnut, because she says she is allergic to it.
The juglone in Walnut is an interesting chemical, and you could quite likely be allergic to it.
5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione is it's full name and it has all sorts of effects on plants and bugs, which is why Walnut species have developed it as a defence against competition and pests. (and sawyers)
Not so much walnut logs or lumber, but the sawdust makes my skin itch, especially sweaty skin. I wear long sleeves and gloves..
Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess the next time I saw any I better take a little better precautions like long sleeve shirt and a dust mask.
Wood dust and saw dust of many kinds of wood can bother me .
Ply wood saw dust has burnt my skin . Had a bad reaction to PT lumber dust once and ended up in the ER .
You have to watch out some times .
Bruno
I do not saw any species without wearing a dust mask.
I guess that I will just have to come and take it off your hands so that you don't get sick :).
I've always sold what walnut logs I run across when logging. This job was for a neighbor who wanted some walnut trees removed and sawed up into lumber to use someday so I went and cut them down and brought them to the house and sawed them up. He's 80 and best friends with my dad and he came and helped offbear and had a ball and could outwork most 20 year olds.
Quote from: East ky logging on January 13, 2016, 09:33:36 PM
I was sawing walnut for a couple days last week and I got hives on my neck and back and had a bad headache for several days. That was the first time really sawing that much just one ever once in a while. I was just wondering if anyone has had that problem or if was just coincidence.
I've always had similar experiences with walnut.
I am only allergic to not having any :'( :).
Maybe you need a prescription ??? :D
He needs more cow bell :)
:D :D
That skit is still one of my favorites!
Quote from: Magicman on January 17, 2016, 08:11:21 AM
Maybe you need a prescription ??? :D
He needs to make an appointment with Dr. Dean.
Oh, I have the remedy.
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That one plus a few more. ;D
WDH would come to the fork in that tree and not know which way to go. :D :D :D
We plan to fell each stem and then take the "stump" off at ground level. ;D
Yogi Berra said that if you came to a fork in the road, take it.
Quote from: WDH on January 17, 2016, 08:28:55 PM
Yogi Berra said that if you came to a fork in the road, take it.
:D
I got sick of smelling walnut stink by the time I finished Darlene's countertop. The sawdust piled up in the collards and made them a little sick. I wonder if collards are allergic to walnut. ::) :snowball: :snowball: :snowball:
I cut a double leaner for my neighbor.. one side was hung in a tree.. I got the half that would make a sawlog.. he just wanted firewood. So got my half home.. cut out the saw log.. bucked the rest.. then split it.. I was enjoying that fresh black walnut smell.
It started w/ just a cough.. the next couple days I felt like I had the flu.. extreme headaches, chills, respiratory problems.. I was close to going to the ER at one point. At first I didn't make the connection because I've sawed black walnut plenty of times.. and used it in woodworking projects.
It was sitting there for an hour sucking up the that smell while running the splitter. Jugelone is concentrated in the roots.. I had read that the bark also produces it when injured.
Edit: I had to edit this post.. I hit something on my keyboard.. and it went all crazy and scrambled the post and submitted it.
WDH will have a headache when he reads this about using Walnut for firewood. fire_smiley
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