Scott Schultz wrote: >>>> I'd want to make sure that the woods used were free of additives or naturally-occuring poisons. I suppose your average tree is safe enough, though. <<<< There is no such thing as the average tree. Have you ever met an average family, with 2.13 children (or whatever the number is)? Google is your friend: "bark toxic wood" (w/o quotes) yields as the 2nd hit: http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/wood2.html Health & Safety in the Arts A Searchable Database of Health & Safety Information for Artists Wood Working Toxic Woods -- mark by hand __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com