[Lynn O. Doughty]

All you have to do is learn to recognize it and you'll never get it again unless by secondary contact. "Leaves of three...let it be!" When we first got our horses we started getting it on our hands occasionally from handling their feet. However, with a quick wash with that Goop hand cleaner haven't had it since.

[Rogheff]

Do we know what woods the grain looks like? These are exactly the answers I was looking for - you folks are great!

I guess the curiousity of the grain is what's prompting me. I suppose maybe owning a wood of extreme danger is a bit on the daring side as well, sort of like eating that poisonous fish in Japan.

I don't think I'd ever actually carve it, as I said I'm highly allergic. I suppose even if you coat it well with polyurethane, it can still get scratched and the oils leech out.