I've regularly used pot dichromate to colour oak and cherry, but my daughter, who is an industrial chemist, has come up with dire warnings about its hazardous nature. She claims that since the chromium in this is "in the hexavalent form" (which rings a few bells from O-level chemistry) it is a potent carcinogen. Therefore not something to be sanding after application.
Do any Health and Safety experts out there have comments? It produces such a good colour on oak that I'd be loth to stop using it, but....
Do any Health and Safety experts out there have comments? It produces such a good colour on oak that I'd be loth to stop using it, but....