[Subject line changed intentionally from non-descriptive digest header] Uh-oh! We'll probably be hearing from the felt gods on this one! James Grebe, I don't know the source for your information. I also "learned" a variation of this, along with a group of technicians back during a time that I could accurately remember when, where, and who said what. <g> My understanding was that this 'ingredient' was part of the process, with no mention of moths. When I repeated the information in one of my classes (to make a minor point about shaping hammers), I was taken to task about it by an industry representative. I was told in no uncertain terms that I was wrong, that whoever told me was wrong, and that I should no longer 'go there' in any lectures about the felt products or the felting process. From that day, I dropped that tidbit from my notes -- along with the when, where and from whom. It was the same day I learned another lesson: there are certain topics that really are 'off-topic'. Someone else's serve... At 06:36 AM 6/19/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi James, >I was told in the past that Arsenic was used in hammer felt to mothproof >it. I wonder if in addition to getting rid of moths and old piano tuners >it hardened the hammers too. >James Grebe Jim Harvey, RPT harvey@greenwood.net
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