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Linseed Oil, an Ancient Friend (and Foe)
Furnished content.
When Egyptian King Tutankhamun was buried in haste, the linen cloth he was wrapped in was soaked with linseed oil. And, perhaps because Tut was buried in haste, the oil was not allowed to cure. And so began one of the most common safety messages in relation to finishing: Spread out your oily rags to dry cure to avoid spontaneous combustion. Yup. The oily rags that wrapped Tut's body spontaneously []
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posted at: 12:08am on 11-Oct-2014
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