What's mildly irritating you today?

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by glatt

The best will be when the lung flute hits the US market. It will make guainefsin look like the ineffective crap that it is.

They really downsize the dose, if you take 4x the amount it works better.
When I was in school I turned a bunch of Lignum Vitae on the lathe (that's where guaifenesin comes from - Lignum Vitae, not lathes) and after breathing in a few lungfulls of that dust I can say it works quite well as an inhalant. The syrup even at LD50 doses is only moderately effective in comparison to the fresh dust.

Interesting side note: Apart from Natalie, Lignum Vitae is one of the few woods that does not float.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

When I was in school I turned a bunch of Lignum Vitae on the lathe (that's where guaifenesin comes from - Lignum Vitae, not lathes) and after breathing in a few lungfulls of that dust I can say it works quite well as an inhalant.

I never knew that. So what were you making on the lathe? I've only heard of that wood when wood plane bodies are discussed.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by glatt

I never knew that. So what were you making on the lathe? I've only heard of that wood when wood plane bodies are discussed.

A friend and I were building a Cape Cod Catboat and I was making a caulking mallet. LV is used for a lot of things, it is a very greasy wood and is used for bearings for propeller shafts in boats, it is also used for, well read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

I made two mallets and a number of other "treen" type stuff. I'll poke around and see if I can find the mallets.