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Old 02-15-2016, 12:37 PM  
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Smile Re: Safe wood for making shelf??

You got me interested in this actually so I had a little chat with David;

Pine is OK as long as you seal it (apparently cedar and pine release phenols when peed on) cedar is worse than pine.

mdf is not safe due to fibrous nature and formaldehyde which can be released from the wood in gas form when combined with extra urea (part of pee that isn't water) not just used for tweed and mining apparently. They actually make mdf with pee, who knew.

Ply is OK as long as sealed and not chewed. (splinters). PS mine is marine grade ply so not as bad.

Birch is perfect.
Aspen is perfect.
Elm and Oak are fine too.
Sycamore
Poplar

That's his list. I would go for treated pine if I were you, easy to obtain, you already have a bit and enough said.

I know you said you couldn't find anything but if this helps ease your mind I found this too via google, it's more woods for hobby projects or ones that don't come in sheet or plank form but there are some good ones in this extensive list.

What wood to use?
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