Lili Krakowski on thu 18 jan 07
Kathryn: No idea why you are not getting burned....I am deliriously happy
you are not, but put those rubber gloves back on.
I once stirred wood ash in water the day after putting it in....Wore bright
red, itchy, flaky red burn "gloves" for a couple of weeks. I gather the
silkiness of the water comes from the lye in it.....
Probably one of the experts can tell you whether some wood ashes are more
alkaline than others , but being careful still the best way.
You could get yourself some litmus paper to check the alkalinity. Wiser NOT
to use your skin.
And I hope you are wearing safety goggles as well as rubber gloves. A girl
can't be too careful!
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
sacredclay on fri 19 jan 07
Lili, thanks to you and others who told me to knock it off. My guess is
that some of the ashes have already been washed by being left out in a
bin in the rain. Will go back to gloves. I'm told that the reason why
the water feels silky is becasue that's the uppermost top layer of my
skin that I'm rubbing between my fingers. Makes sense to me. Could it
be due to the type of wood burned? Where can I get those alkalini
strips? That's a great idea for that. A side note, I realized how nice
it is to be called a girl. In the '70's, I was pretty stringent about
being called a woman."I'm a WOMAN, goddammit and don't you forget it,
you male chauvanist pigs!" Now, being called a girl makes me feel like
a bouncy babe!"Oh, please call me a hot chick!" Thanks for the good
feeling. Kathryn in NC where it's a bit nippy out. About time!
WJ Seidl on fri 19 jan 07
Kathryn:
you are correct. You are burning off the top layer of skin. Not a good
thing, though some women (and around here, guys too) pay big bucks for a
"chemical peel".
You can get those alkalinity test strips at any pool supply store, or a
larger hardware outfit, like Home Depot. I'm afraid they won't do you much
good. The ash water you have is probably going to be "off the scale".
Best,
Wayne Seidl
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Subject: Re: Washing wood ash! Kathryn STOP!
Lili, thanks to you and others who told me to knock it off. My guess is
that some of the ashes have already been washed by being left out in a
bin in the rain. Will go back to gloves. I'm told that the reason why
the water feels silky is becasue that's the uppermost top layer of my
skin that I'm rubbing between my fingers. Makes sense to me. Could it
be due to the type of wood burned? Where can I get those alkalini
strips? That's a great idea for that. A side note, I realized how nice
it is to be called a girl. In the '70's, I was pretty stringent about
being called a woman."I'm a WOMAN, goddammit and don't you forget it,
you male chauvanist pigs!" Now, being called a girl makes me feel like
a bouncy babe!"Oh, please call me a hot chick!" Thanks for the good
feeling. Kathryn in NC where it's a bit nippy out. About time!
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Timothy Joko-Veltman on fri 19 jan 07
Kathryn, you smoldering babe,
On 1/19/07, you wrote:
> Could it be due to the type of wood burned?
The alkalinity of ashes is due to high potassium and sodium contents
... all organic ashes will have these to some degree or another.
Different types of ashes just have different proportions..
Cheers,
Tim, in steamy, mid-rainy season Brasilia
Vince Pitelka on sat 20 jan 07
Lee Love wrote:
> What happens is that the lye combines with the oil/fat in your skin
> to create soap. The soap is the slipperiness you feel on your hands.
Could this be the beginning of a trendy new way to "burn off the fat?"
- Vince
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Richard Aerni on sat 20 jan 07
Kathryn,
Can I add my voice to those urging you to stop doing ashes bare-handed?
I've only washed ashes a few times, but I have worked with them in my glazes
for nearly 30 years, and I don't handle them in any way, wet or dry, without
latex or plastic gloves. Hopefully you'll be a potter for many more years,
and you'll need all the skin you can get on your hands to help you in that
endeavor...treat it kindly!
Best,
Richard Aerni
Rochester, NY
sacredclay on sat 20 jan 07
-Timothy, ROTFLMFAO! You crack me up!Can't remember when was the last
time someone said that to me.Ttoo bad I'm married!Can't always maintain
that embroyonic feeling! Smooch Kathryn smoldering in
> Kathryn, you smoldering babe,
>
>>
> Tim, in steamy, mid-rainy season Brasilia
>
>
sacredclay on sun 21 jan 07
EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! I'm definetely wearing gloves again Kathryn stupidly
in NC
> What happens is that the lye combines with the oil/fat in your skin
> to create soap. The soap is the slipperiness you feel on your hands.
>
> --
> Lee in Mashiko, Japan
> Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
>
sacredclay on sun 21 jan 07
Dearest Richard, and all of my good clayarters, I am wearing latex.I
was just curious and amazed at what was happening and very much
uninformed. Yes I knew we were supposed to wear it. Just didn't
understand why this was happening the way I was describing it.Now
because of all of you giving me sound advise, I can pass it onto
others. It DOES take alot of ahses to wash to get a good amount, but
people are happy that I am cleaning out their fireplaces for free.
Kathryn in NC
>
> Kathryn,
> Can I add my voice to those urging you to stop doing ashes bare-
handed?
Lee Love on sun 21 jan 07
On 1/20/07, WJ Seidl wrote:
> Kathryn:
> you are correct. You are burning off the top layer of skin. Not a good
> thing, though some women (and around here, guys too) pay big bucks for a
> "chemical peel".
What happens is that the lye combines with the oil/fat in your skin
to create soap. The soap is the slipperiness you feel on your hands.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
"When we all do better. We ALL do better." -Paul Wellstone
sacredclay on mon 22 jan 07
Wally, You smoldering dude! Not even I couldn have thought to do
that, and there has been some jim dandies! LOL Thanks for the
warning! Kathryn --- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Wally
wrote:
>
> Kathryn,
> One more thing.....
> Don't ever feel tempted to "taste" the water from the first wash.
> Done it, it was pretty salty and yechy, I survived, but the perfume
> stayed in my mouth for about 48 hours, don't think I will never ever
> try this again.......
> Guess also boys can't be too carefull....
> Wally.
> --- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> > And I hope you are wearing safety goggles as well as rubber
gloves.
> A girl can't be too careful!
> > Lili Krakowski
>
>
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Wally on mon 22 jan 07
Kathryn,
One more thing.....
Don't ever feel tempted to "taste" the water from the first wash.
Done it, it was pretty salty and yechy, I survived, but the perfume
stayed in my mouth for about 48 hours, don't think I will never ever
try this again.......
Guess also boys can't be too carefull....
Wally.
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> And I hope you are wearing safety goggles as well as rubber gloves.
A girl can't be too careful!
> Lili Krakowski
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