[Jewelry making - Article 00607] - Re: [Orchid] Granulation and gum tragacanth

[Alma Rands]

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    I prefer to use the powdered form of gum tragacanth  instead of the
    flake form,  as with  the powdered form , all  one has to do is mix a
    small amount with  cold  water---no boiling,  no straining,  no fuss.
     A tiny little bit goes  a long  way. Start with just a pinch
    (about  1/8th of a teaspoon, mix with  about a teaspoon of water and
    and go from there, making it thicker or thinner.    Be sure to mix
    only as much as you will be using at one time as it does not keep.  
    It gets sour and smelly.  It can  however be preserved by mixing in a
    few drops of carbolic acid.  Carbolic acid used to be easy to obtain
    as it was used to disinfect  everything, from  stables, to sick rooms,
     old bed springs, or what have you and could be found at  any
    hardware store.  Times have changed, and now  where I live,   it can
    only be purchased at the pharmacy with a doctor's prescription.  My
    doctor  provided me with a prescription after I explained what I was
    going to use it for and then a very suspicious pharmacist wanted to
    know what I was going to do with it. Good gracious, what would one do
    with it other than use it as a disinfectant.??.  You may not have
    these restrictions in your state. Hope this helps.  

Alma 

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