In a message dated 07/19/2004 5:35:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<.....saw dust that comes from treated wood for decks, for instance, from that that comes from untreated wood. The treatment to the wood makes the saw dust cancer causing >> Hello all, If the wood referenced in Devon's message above is the so-called "pressure-treated" (usually pine) wood used in decks, picnic tables, etc., the problem is arsenic. I don't know about cancer, but it is certainly a poison and you wouldn't want to use sawdust from such wood. Simon Toustou's lovely pillows (I have both a cookie & a roller pillow of his) are filled with sawdust I am told, and are covered in velvet. I have never seen any evidence of dust emanating from either of them. I suspect he uses the sawdust he generates himself and his pieces are usually of cherry, walnut, oak, etc. I wonder....has anyone else who owns his pillows had any "dusty" experiences? Vicki in Maryland where we are experiencing our usual "hazy, hot & humid" summer days with "possible showers" promised nearly every day (and our poor lawn wishes they would happen!) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]