Bonnie Staffel on sat 10 sep 11
David, yes, my post was generic, just wanted to signify that it was in
response to yours. You make other good points in this last post. Maybe I =
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mistaking what is considered "stink." I like the smell of my old clay, =3D
and
I don't consider it a "stink" really. It is a good earthy smell like in =3D
the
fall with the wet leaves on the ground. Otherwise, paper clay really =3D
does
stink. However, I add a tiny bit of copper sulfate (like about 1/8th
teaspoon to 25# of clay) to the paper clay and avoid the smell, but the =3D
mold
does grow.=3D20
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I don't see how washing of the hands will stop the skin from leaving =3D
bits in
the clay while working as it seems to be an ongoing fact of life. I like =
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to
throw with slip that accumulates in the lubricating water. When that =3D
bucket
gets full, I dump it in my wet scrap clay bucket to reclaim when I
reconstitute the bagged clay from the distributor. My last order came =3D
with
no ties on the bags due to the workers objecting to having to add them =3D
to
the final wrap. So my clay stash is slowly drying and has to be
reconstituted by my pug mill. Hate to think of what they may be doing in
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I am a big fan of tea tree oil for all sorts of remedial uses. Don't =3D
think I
will use it in my clay though. =3D20
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Regards, Bonnie
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