Some lady at the church where my club meets called and asked me to turn two spindles and fix a rocker thats going in their annual rummage sale. I'm a nice guy (read can't say no) so I agree to do it free since the church has been such a great space for us. She brought me the chair and three sticks of mahogany. I turned the parts this morning and fixed the chair but apparently the wood was treated with something. It smells like a railroad tie and I can't get the smell or stickiness off of my hands and arms. She said after the fact that her brother gave her the wood and it was from something at the phone company. What would the phine company use treated mahogany for and what would it be treated with? I didn't say anything to her but I'm a little worried about this stuff. I hope there was nothing that could make me sick. I don't feel great. I don't know if it was the wood or if I was a little sick anyway.It may be the latter.
JB