The small amount of preservative in the splinters poses no additional hazard. To minimize splinters edges should be rounded or sanded and a water repellent can be applied. Back to the Questions Menu . A Safe Conclusion Wood is our only renewable building material, and it saves energy when compared with other building materials. But wood is not ours for the wasting.
Nature returns wood to the soil through the action of decay fungi, bacteria, and insects.
By proper treatment, we not only make wood an economical material, we make one tree last as long as many untreated trees. All Rights Reserved.