[Jewelry making - Article 00961] - [Orchid] Silver black safety issue

[rachel lavin]

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    As a fairly new jeweler  and member of the Ganoksin community  I
    have a quick question about safety. 

    I know that the product that I use to make silver black 
    'silver-black' is supposedly not the healthiest chemical to be
    exposed to.  What level of protection do I need: a ventilator?  Just
    to use it by a window? Gloves? I've felt it get into cuts in my
    fingers before and it burns pretty badly, so I'm assuming it's not a
    good thing. 

    I've also done it the old-school way, heating up liver of sulphur. 
    Is one method worse for you than the other? 

Thanks everyone,
Rachel


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