Are there any potential dangers when building or playing a didjeridu?
• When working with the Hogweed plant you should avoid making skin contact with the sap: “The sap of the (Hogweed) plant, while it is fresh makes the skin oversensitive to sunlight and can give cause to serious blisters. So to be on the safe side, I use to harvest them at the end of their life cycle, when they have produced seeds and are already drying. Then I choose a clouded day, and wear gloves to not touch the plants directly when I cut them. Then let them dry for some weeks. Wax won’t stick to the mouthpiece when it is not dry enough, so that’s a good indicator, and takes a little patience, before it’s ready to be played. I personally never encountered any problems with handling hogweed, with the precautions I take. Working with liquid polyesther resin (with agave) seems at least as risky as working with giant hogweed.” – Rasta Robert • When heating PVC materials: Not only should one be careful from burning one’s self when heating and bending PVC, but should also wear a respirator
