Re: [Paddlewise] kayak rack- pick up?

From: sylvio lamarche <wgarden_at_cyberlink.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:32:24 -0700
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>I would also add corner braces, and use pressure treated wood.

Do you realize how toxic this teated wood is, it is one of the worst thing
I know about...

It has been proven that after acouple years outdoor in the elements, it
still carries a very high level of toxicity

I have had numerous P.U truck, and loads of racks for this and that, a
light coat of any kind of fininsh will do just fime on regular wood...

I am amazed the schools and parks departments use it for children'
playgrounds...

There have been many reported cases of hospitalisation caused by this wood,

Do yourself a favor and do not use it...

Through work, [ lanscaping & organic farm / garden consulting] i suggest to
remove any of that wood and replace it with other types.  around here I
suggest Tamarac [ a hard wood evergreen which looses it's needles in the
fall to grow new ones in the spring...It is very hard, will last forever,
and with a coat of finish is practically undestructable...

Just my advice
have fun

Yours naturally

sylvio  lamarche
Wycliffe organic gardens
& Exotic locales all over the globe



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