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Kitchen Whisk The Artistic Development of a Woodturning Whimsical Pens
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| Editor's Note: Poison Ivy Pen We have received a number of negative comments about John Styer’s Poison Ivy Pen article featured in this issue. Most were quite concerned about publishing this article because of the potential health ramifications involved with having a severe reaction to the vine. I understand these concerns and initially was quite apprehensive myself. However, one of the original goals of our magazine was to publish articles about different and exotic turning materials, and this certainly qualifies as one. Turners are a diverse group of people and can have allergic reactions to a whole host of materials; cocobolo is one that comes to mind quickly. Not just a few turners are highly sensitive to this wood—many have had severe adverse reactions if they even touch the wood. Even though some turners are allergic to cocobolo, we still publish articles where this wood is featured. So after some thought, I decided to go ahead and publish the poison ivy article. I guess what it all comes down to is personal responsibility and choice. I like to read articles about parachuting, but I’m not going to jump out of a plane! We all make our own choices in life. As I said in the Editor’s Note, if you are the least bit concerned about an allergic reaction to poison ivy, don’t turn it! |
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