Alternative method for deplition gliding

hi

I am looking alternative method for deplition gliding, Without using
acid / cyanide. Required environment friendly.

Regards,
Venki

Venki,

If I remember correctly, I was at the DeYoung Museum in San
Francisco, looking over a display of pre-Colombian central and south
American gold pieces.

The explanations of process had me spellbound. Lots of heating,
etching, and scrubbing were needed for the surfaces, which were
beautiful, even in the present day.

For chemicals, the sources were both insect and vegetal. I can’t
remember any Latin names right now, but you might start with known
poisonous species. If it makes you sick, that’s probably the stuff
to use.

Almonds and their relatives are supposed to have trace levels of
cyanide. Hopefully, cockroaches may be high-yielders of the desired
elements.

As for scrubbing abrasives, harvesting is risky for sure.
Crocodilian dung was the source of fairly controllable particle sizes
of grits. Perhaps an eccentric in a big city has a crocodilian pet.
What with leash laws and pooper scooper rules, you might just get the
stuff at the lowest possible expense and bodily risk.

—best, Dan Woodard

Hi Venki, Dan,

For chemicals, the sources were both insect and vegetal. I can't
remember any Latin names right now, but you might start with known
poisonous species. 

this paper at Ganoksin covers depletion gilding in depth, i
researched lots of historical sources for the

best
Charles

Hi,

Almonds and their relatives are supposed to have trace levels of
cyanide. Hopefully, cockroaches may be high-yielders of the
desired elements.

in germany they are called “bitter” almonds (compared to the taste
of “sweet” almonds that everybody knows). They have levels of cyanide
that are deadly poisonous! I remember that 3-4 of those could kill
you, so you can’t buy them any more. Long ago they have been used for
some sorts of bakery, now they have been substituted by some less
dangerous synthetic flavours.

Matthias