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You should take some simple precautions when working with bales. Lift by their strings and wear gloves to avoid pinched or sliced fingers. Longsleeved shirts cut down on straw scratch to your arms. Remember to use proper lifting techniques to avoid hurting your back. Depending on how and where they were harvested and stored, your bales may be quite dusty; if so, use adequate breathing masks (proper respirators, not flimsy dust masks).

In all our time building with bales, it has been very rare to come across bales that aren’t suitable for building. So don’t worry too much. Focus instead on good relations with the farmer, and proper transportation and storage schemes.

The color, size, shape, and smell of bales make them unlike any other building material. They’re fun to play with, so go ahead and play.