"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:09:38 GMT, (sPoNiX) wrote:

"It is possible to buy tallow in paper wrapped lumps from suppliers of
materials for making traditional paints,

if that "tallow" is for old paint recipes, then is it really
boiled-critter tallow, or is it stillingia oil from the chinese tallow
tree ? (an oily coat on the seeds)

I've never heard of any old varnish or paint recipe that used animal
tallow, and I've a pretty extensive collection of all the old recipes.
Got any refs for how it was used, or what it made ?

Yes, I'd be interested in that too. The 'tallow' paint we used was a
delightful to use flat paint, the tallow part ws merely the colour.

Mary

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