![]() Therefore, the following precautions should be taken in handling the treated wood.ĭispose of treated wood by ordinary trash collection or burial. Exposure to creosote may present certain hazards. Wood treated with creosote should be used only where such protection is important.Ĭreosote penetrates deeply into and remains in the pressure-treated wood for a long time. This wood has been preserved by pressure-treatment with an EPA-registered pesticide containing creosote to protect it from insect attack and decay. Here's some info on creosote pressure-treated wood from consumer information sheets: The pollution concern may make it impossible to help this person. Burning is not an option unless you can get a real hot fire. But what about disposal of the sawdust? Check with the local people to make sure you can get rid of it. The warnings from the last poster on the hazards are good. So it is possible to get substantial penetration. It is common to have DF incised (small cuts made into the wood) to enhance penetration. Also, coastal DF treats deeper than inland DF. The end grain of Douglas fir treats well. Lots of older stuff, especially, was treated with CCTS instead of CTC. If these timbers were treated with "creosote-coal tar solution" as opposed to "coal tar creosote," they will have lots of solids - technically "matter insoluble in xylene." ![]() One last note: Be prepared to go through a bunch of blades if you have a lot of cutting to do. If you have really fair skin or are not used to being around creosote you may wind up with a mother of a sunburn. Also, try to do your sawing in the shade if at all possible. At a minimum, wear a dust mask or respirator and a full-face shield with safety goggles underneath. When cutting these, you will want to wear long sleeves and long pants, and preferably some type of hood, like a sandblaster would wear, for really good protection. If these are Douglas fir they won't have really deep pentration, since Doug fir is very hard to treat. Is there anything I should know before running my bandmill through this stuff?įirst of all, if properly treated, these timbers won't have creosote just on the outside, but will have penetration into the wood. The timbers look like railroad ties on steroids. I have someone who wants me to cut a bunch of treated timbers (6-inch by 16-inch creosote-covered fir) into 2-by-4 and 2-by-6 stuff.
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