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D. Tiller:
Any of you get a tickle in the chest after knapping? I was outside knapping last night and this happened. I will be using a mask from now on. I want to live!!!! Suggest all of you do the same!!!

David T

Hillbilly:
Silca dust is one of the eleven essential vitamins. :)

D. Tiller:
That! My friend shall be chiseled in as your epitaph!  :D :o ;D

Sparrow:
 Yep ! I knapped indoors for years (probably about ten ! ) without regard to wearing a mask and using a fan to push the stuff away from my breathing,(and I was mostly knapping obsidian.The worst) I did'nt realize the damage I was doing to my lungs.I did realize when I left the dry air of eastern washington and moved to the humid air of southeast alaska.It could have killed me.I started having asthma attacks ! I had never had asthma or allergies or any of that respiratory crap !. It took me over a year to re-cover and my lungs are still not as strong as they were. The doc that was treating me asked me if I was an underground miner because my lungs were a mess from breathing in silica dust. He put me on inhalers and pills and said that I would likely need them for life. I got on the inter-net and educated myself and went on a year-long program to clear myself up.I don't use any drugs at all now but I am sensitive to dust and pollen and too much smoke and occasionally I get short of breath climbing the hills and mountains around here. All from breathing knapping dust. Now I knapp outside with a side breeze blowing.(It has really cut back on the amount I do). True Story.   Frank

mullet:
  I knap outside with a strong Hurricane Fan blowing on me.I have to have the fan for the dust, heat and mosquitos.

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