Doug Miller wrote:
In article . com, "Dhakala" wrote:

Dhakala wrote:
the_tool_man wrote:
Anybody used potassium hydroxide?

Thanks again for any help!

Regards,
John.

That's why lye is, John.

"What lye is," I meant.

But that's *not* what lye is. Lye is sodium hydroxide.

It can be either. The lye made from ashes is potash lye, potassium
hydroxide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye