Paul Herman on tue 7 oct 08
Mary,
I think you mean diatomaceous earth. I use it as a natural refractory
material and in an insulating plaster for the outside of kilns. It has
a high R value, and is cheap. I haven't tried it as insecticide, but
knew about that quality.
Best,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
Doyle, California US
www.greatbasinpottery.com/
On Oct 6, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Mary Driever wrote:
> instead of water in the outside dish, diatmetric earth could be
> placed in
> it, lots of uses for that stuff but one thing it does is dries the
> exoskeletons
> of insects and kills them. I use it for a lot of things, including
> making
> facials. I heard that the silica in it does wonders for clay things
> but I
> haven't talk to any alchemists on that lately. It is completely
> nontoxic and
> can be found in any nursery supply store. I found about it by
> digging for
> fossils on the desert. Would like to hear of anyone using it for
> grog frit or
> any other uses.
>
> Mary
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