RE: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Bob Scarbrough
Joyce, I did find some already dyed stuff on Ebay, only place I could find. Bob Scarbrough a69ju...@hotmail.com > Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:02:12 -0500 > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > From: afi...@sbcglobal.net > Subject: Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk th

RE: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread J Balmer
[VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss Joyce asked, >So where does one obtain some picric acid or some acid dyed furs in >the USA? Joyce Chemical supply houses (as opposed to "Laboratory Supply Houses" which tend to carry medical supplies). Most of 'em don

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Allan Fish
Joyce asked, So where does one obtain some picric acid or some acid dyed furs in the USA? Joyce Chemical supply houses (as opposed to "Laboratory Supply Houses" which tend to carry medical supplies). Most of 'em don't sell to individuals. And I would venture a guess that a request for pic

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Joyce Westphal
Allan Fish" > To: > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:46 AM > Subject: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss > > > > > >> >>> I have never heard of picric before. tell me more about this picric died >>> fur... what is

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2010-02-15 Thread iain short
will love it. or anything else or any feathers. grey partridge dyed in it will rock your boat. google picric acid iain From: ff_mi...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:05:38 + Iain

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Don Ordes
ight yellow. The mole comes out with a real 'earthy' tone. - Original Message - From: "Allan Fish" To: Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:46 AM Subject: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss > I have never heard of picric before. tell me

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Allan Fish
The main risk is explosive decomposition of dried material trapped between container and screw cap... Goodbye fingers! ;-) -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN afi...@sbcglobal.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vf

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Henk Verhaar
It's dye capabilities it gets from the phenolic hydroxy group, which is quite acidic, due to those electron-pushing nitro groups. This makes the phenol reactive towards amino groups, freely available in keratin and other skin proteins... Sloppy working with picric acid makes for permanently sta

Re: Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Henk Verhaar
It's not a high explosive though, and when kept moist, there is no risk of shock-induced deflagration (if I remember correctly, picric acid is incapable of detonation). The main risk is explosive decomposition of dried material trapped between container and screw cap... On 15 Feb, 2010, at 15:4

Picric - was RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Allan Fish
I have never heard of picric before. tell me more about this picric died fur... what is picric (some type of acid ?) and why is it good ? Picric acid is 2,4,6-tri-nitrophenol. As with other highly nitrated products, it is an explosive. However, it's also a BRILLIANT yellow with a slight

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2010-02-15 Thread Ian Mitchell
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RE: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-15 Thread Ian Mitchell
...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com; ff_mi...@hotmail.com Subject: [VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:48:45 + Ian if your still over hear you need to look at Celtic Flycraft Hes honest, will send good quality materials and takes credit cards over the phone

[VFB] colour chart / silk threads / silk floss

2010-02-01 Thread iain short
Ian if your still over hear you need to look at Celtic Flycraft Hes honest, will send good quality materials and takes credit cards over the phone (If you talk to him, say I'm asking kindly after him and his wife) Jon can supply silk thread and silk floss he also has picric dyed fur feathers ht