At 22:53 -0700 21/3/08, Fenton Murray wrote: >...I just read most of it and 2 things jumped out. End grain of wood >is most harmful, and of all species, basswood is listed as most >harmful. Whatever wood is in question, and the worst cases I've seen have been in pine, it is adulterated lead that is the cause, as I have said in previous threads on this subject. Chemicals in the surrounding wood and in the air will not do any significant harm to pure lead. JD
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