[Greenbuilding] slate treatment

[Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance]

Linseed oil sounds natural, but they add toxic heavy metals to make it hard,
I am told by our natural builder.

Mary Bull, Co-director
Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol CA
95472
415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael McHugh" <mmchugh at vernerjohnson.com>
To: <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Cc: "tom" <tom at honeychrome.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] slate treatment


> I've seen slate beautifully finished with boiled linseed oil thinned
> with turpentine. Perhaps a greener thinner than turpentine could be
> substituted.
> http://www.structuralslate.com/countertops.htm
>
>
> >We're reusing some slate countertops in the farmhouse we're
> >renovating (actually I prefer 'recovering' or 'rescuing,' as it was a
> >neglected mess).
>
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