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Title: Child safe woods
Post by: barb e on October 01, 2017, 11:14:43 am

I am expecting my first grandchild and would like to make a baby gym (something like  this http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gkVEJWsYFKA/Ut3tcH_cQXI/AAAAAAAAEbs/1oVJDlzTHfQ/s1600/IMG_7946.JPG).  I am not sure I want to use pine, but are there any woods that I should avoid?

Title: Re: Child safe woods
Post by: Chuck Hans on October 01, 2017, 11:32:11 am

I would avoid any tropical hardwood with the exception of Mahogany, My personal choice would domestic hardwood like Cherry, or Maple, or Walnut, something that is close grained and not prone to splintering

Title: Re: Child safe woods
Post by: DWSudekum on October 01, 2017, 03:33:28 pm

Here is the answer to your question about the wood

www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/ (http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/)

DW

Title: Re: Child safe woods
Post by: barb e on October 02, 2017, 09:20:57 am

Thanks for the info.