DBQ49er wrote:
Yes ANY dark colored wood will require a mask. Redwood, mahogany, teak, purple heartwood, walnut all require a mask to keep the dust out of your lungs. Cancer is worse than covid.
Larry
It’s not just a COPD risk. The dust from many exotics such as rosewood can cause anaphylactic shock, which can be deadly. It’s not the big particles so much, it’s the very fine dust that your dust collector may not stop.