My belt sander is down for the count and I like using my dremel. You are right on the hazards of the sawdust so both good dust collection and wearing a mask are a must! Shop-Vac's and dust mask are really cheap and new lungs are not, so we should all "do the math".
I'd like to say the deciduous trees was a conscious decision based on extensive botanical and geographical research. Nope, I just didn't have enough tall items and tossed the cheap Noch trees in. I do think it came out well
Thanks for all the kind comments