Just how bad is warangan?

David · 20th November 2014, 03:05 PM

Well, i do believe that i have heard a lot of people blow the dangers of using arsenic to stain keris a bit out of proportion. When taking proper precautions i think it is generally safe to use. That said i would never wash my keris in the kitchen sink where i do my dishes. I have a work sink in the basement where i do my clean up, but i do the actual work in a dedicated basin and try not to dump any substantial amount of warangan down even that sink because i do not want to add arsenic into the sewer system if i can help it. Your method does not seem cautious enough for me. Perhaps others will have a different opinion.

A. G. Maisey · 20th November 2014, 08:09 PM

I suggest that you read this:-

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerc...kplace/arsenic

and make your own decision.

20th November 2014, 03:05 PM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,228	Well, i do believe that i have heard a lot of people blow the dangers of using arsenic to stain keris a bit out of proportion. When taking proper precautions i think it is generally safe to use. That said i would never wash my keris in the kitchen sink where i do my dishes. I have a work sink in the basement where i do my clean up, but i do the actual work in a dedicated basin and try not to dump any substantial amount of warangan down even that sink because i do not want to add arsenic into the sewer system if i can help it. Your method does not seem cautious enough for me. Perhaps others will have a different opinion.

20th November 2014, 08:09 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,047	I suggest that you read this:- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerc...kplace/arsenic and make your own decision.