On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:29:45 -0400, alexy wrote:

snip good analysis of heavy metals risk
We all have much bigger fish to fry for improving our
health than this.
Baked is better for you. g

Just to add some more froth the the fi I'm perusing "New Artist's
Handbook" (which is really very good). It tells us that "oil-soluble
phenolic resins are usually based on a mixture of linseed and tuna oil."
So now we have to look for a dolphin-safe icon on the varnish can?

Relevant to this and similar threads, I just stumbled upon
http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/htdocs/msds.htm which has MSDS pdfs for
several manufacturers' products (T&T, Waterlox, etc.)

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