Description

The shelves, carved from satinwood from Sri Lanka and locally harvested cherry are at present used to display many of my other creations in the shop. Starting several years ago, the dust from the satinwood caused respiratory problems. Many woods have different toxic properties. I “shelved” the shelves for a couple of years, not enjoying carving while wearing a respirator. Then along came COVID. I became so accustomed to wearing a mask that wearing a respirator was not a problem and the project got completed. The satinwood poses no danger now that all the scraping and sanding is finished and it is varnished.