Some of the "Chipboards" were glued together with glues that the dust is/was toxic. A small splinter of the glue piercing your skin would set up a terrific abscess and would have to be removed surgically. Al Messer --- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am told that MDF (medium density fibreboard) is > far worse than "proper" > tree wood in that respect. > Perhaps because the dust is finer. > > Still worth taking care with whatever wood, as Len > says. > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.