I am just starting to venture into the world of turning. I have begun turning assorted wood from my firewood pile. Yesterday I just played around with a piece of spalted birch. It turned out to be a great looking piece of wood.
I was poking around the internet and just read that you need to take extra precaution with spalted wood especially breathing in the dust.
So my question is.... how big a concern is this and do most people treat spalted wood with caution.
thanks, Howie