[TheForge] Re (kl) Stabilization- More on Linseed Oil

[Gladish Family]

Interesting.
I used boiled (and I mean I took raw linseed oil and boiled it) as the 
stabilizer for my earth floor, with excellent results but a fairly long 
drying time.
It would have been good if they had mentioned just WHY "boiled" linseed 
oils present a heavy metal hazard: it just so happens that the dryers 
are made of heavy metals, and I don't think that it's safe to assume 
that just because "boiled" L.O. has dryers, that the alternative 
products don't have similar drawbacks.
The fire hazard is for real, though, with linseed...
Andy g.

Phlip wrote:

>http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/inflin.shtm
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>Saint Phlip,
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>"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> Blacksmith's credo.
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> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
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>Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
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