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hunter

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1. Some of the old colored glass recipes are extremely toxic.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 01:50 PM

Apr 2019

Makers of the original glass may have unknowingly done themselves serious damage -- cancer, damage to the nervous system, etc..

There's no need to make historically accurate recreations of this glass when there are much less toxic modern formulations.

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calling dale chihully- re notre dame windows. [View all] mopinko Apr 2019 OP

Some of the old colored glass recipes are extremely toxic. hunter Apr 2019 #1

People nowadays know to wear masks and gloves, and to wash lead off their hands before eating... Hekate Apr 2019 #4

his work is so organic EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #2

He doesn't do flatwork though. nolabear Apr 2019 #3

Chihuly is a hot glass artist iamateacher Apr 2019 #5

i realize that. but the leap would be about like a crack in the sidewalk. mopinko Apr 2019 #7

He does not make his glass iamateacher Apr 2019 #11

I would love to see people like this come forward and volunteer to help demigoddess Apr 2019 #6

from what i saw today, they are coming out of the woodwork. mopinko Apr 2019 #8

Brilliant! trof Apr 2019 #9

Dale Chihuly is the wrong person... brooklynite Apr 2019 #10

I have one I'm looking to sell. Any ideas where or how? kerry-is-my-prez Apr 2019 #13

NO. maxsolomon Apr 2019 #12