A.A.A.
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Random question here (with a bit of background).
I've bought some stuff to have a go at learning to carve wood with the end goal of being able to make my own parrot toys (when I get my bird) from safe materials I know are 100% safe & natural - would nick space in the garage to do it, mum wouldn't be impressed with wood chips all over the house. Recently at work I was cutting blocks of wood (to glue on the back of mirrors to make them stand up for experiments on reflecting light beams) and one of the other technicians said she loved the smell of cut wood. I don't know what type of was at work (soft wood so probably pine) but it did temporarily cover the smell of the bin behind me.
My wandering mind put these together as;
"Would sawdust of safe woods (apple, pine, willow, etc) be a safe air freshener?"
If you gathered up the dust & chips (otherwise waste products) & put them in a ventilated container (like a jar with holes in the lid) so the smell could come out, but the bird couldn't eat / inhale / choke on the little bits, would it be safe as an option to replace air fresheners?
Could add vanilla pods after use in baking (I buy the real thing for special occasions and they keep smelling great for ages). Also at school there's a little used experiment where they used to make their own pure lavender oil from the flowers, if I made my own essential oil (with no chemical fillers) would that be safe? (Could add a couple of drops to the wood dust jar of they were both safe.)
I've bought some stuff to have a go at learning to carve wood with the end goal of being able to make my own parrot toys (when I get my bird) from safe materials I know are 100% safe & natural - would nick space in the garage to do it, mum wouldn't be impressed with wood chips all over the house. Recently at work I was cutting blocks of wood (to glue on the back of mirrors to make them stand up for experiments on reflecting light beams) and one of the other technicians said she loved the smell of cut wood. I don't know what type of was at work (soft wood so probably pine) but it did temporarily cover the smell of the bin behind me.
My wandering mind put these together as;
"Would sawdust of safe woods (apple, pine, willow, etc) be a safe air freshener?"
If you gathered up the dust & chips (otherwise waste products) & put them in a ventilated container (like a jar with holes in the lid) so the smell could come out, but the bird couldn't eat / inhale / choke on the little bits, would it be safe as an option to replace air fresheners?
Could add vanilla pods after use in baking (I buy the real thing for special occasions and they keep smelling great for ages). Also at school there's a little used experiment where they used to make their own pure lavender oil from the flowers, if I made my own essential oil (with no chemical fillers) would that be safe? (Could add a couple of drops to the wood dust jar of they were both safe.)