>From: Judy Cooke <[log in to unmask]> >...Has anyone heard of or used something called ABM by Eagle Valley? Yeppers: The product is manufactured from 100% wood. At no point during any part of the process is any other substance, other than clean water, blended in with the raw material. Raw material for the product is almost exclusively Pine Whitewood, with portions of White Fir at times. Raw material is sourced only from sawmills in which no preservative/anti-stain chemicals are used at any point. During manufacturing of the product, raw material has essentially been sterilized. Material is dried for up to thirty minutes at a range of 8000F down to 1450F at the conclusion of the drying process. The product is then subjected to approximately 20-30,000 PSI pressure, increasing temperature back up to approximately 2000F prior to cooling to room temperature. White pine and white fir are low in sap so this should be safe for all. Be well, Ray [Posted in FML issue 3593]