I am very tolerant to poisonous plants. When growing up I spent as much time in the woods as possible. I have never had poison ivy or oak or any other skin problems. While all of my friends bodies were immersed in calamine lotion, I was picking poison ivy for bouquets.
Cocobolo is one of the best hitting, solid wood and of coarse it is beautiful on top of it. For over 20 years I could sleep in Cocobolo dust with no problems.
About 5 years ago this started to change. At first, I would fell it in my breathing and coughing. Later I started to get a rash when using it. It now has got to the point that I can't even enjoy looking at it without breaking out.
What a horrible predicament! It has become very frustrating to be an artist that is barred from using the most beautiful colors in his creations.
Dick