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As you say many woods are toxic to some degree. Yew has to be treated with great respect. We had a bowyer in the Craft Guild who nearly went blind as a result of yew toxicity and has not been able to even enter a room with unsealed yew in it for many years. This was not only a reaction to yew vapour, but has now weakened his immune system so that he has a number of health problems and when recently stung by a bee went into anaphylactic shock and nearly died. So don't be complacent when it comes to protection, when handling or sanding yew - or any wood - it is not worth the risk...
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