Greetings:
I had never used makore until I saw some at the lumber yard which looked quite beautiful - a nice deep red with a fair amount of figure too. In any case, as soon as I start to work with it - even cross-cutting a one by two - my nose and lungs immediately notice. If I do any heavy work like jointing, planing or ripping large pieces, my breathing apparatus protests. I do not have any alergic problems with any other wood. Is this normal?
Cheers,
Ted