[Jewelry making - Article 00254] - Re: [Orchid] Rust on tools

[R . E . Rourke]

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    Trevor, please re-read that wood working reference..botanically
    speaking, tung oil is not food safe at all. on the contrary it is
    quite toxic While It is very accepted as a wood finish, please do
    your household (and wood working clientele) a favor and stop the use
    of tung nut oil as safe, but botanically speaking it is on every list
    of toxic plants and plant by-products. 

    Though we never *hear* of anyone being poisoned by eating from
    unlaquered or unvarnished vessels, the tung nut is toxic, Flax seed
    oil or more commonly known as raw linseed oil, (the term "linseed"
    is linguistically related to linnen, which is woven from beaten flax
    plants, the lignins of which are long enough that they can be spun
    into the fabric popularized since the 10th century (though found in
    many geo-cultures before then), disseminating outwards from Europe,
    It also shows up in ancient Egypt, so depending on what country's
    archaeology you look at flax seed has been known to man for a
    variety of uses for centuries) is not. Boiled linseed oil (which
    dries much faster than raw linseed oil) is another story!
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