[Jewelry making - Article 00195] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Lye

[James Binnion]

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>     my homemade lye ( sodium hydroxide) is from wood ashes and
>     water..... i made one of the first posts on the subject and thought
>     it was fairly clear how to and where to buy and under what names
>     and departments one could find lye in retailers stores.. 

    Do a little research and you will find your wood ash lye is mostly
    potassium hydroxide but does contain a small amount of sodium
    hydroxide as well. There is just not a lot of sodium in trees but
    plenty of potassium. 

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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