Tibetan silver, what do you know about it?
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
May 29, 2012 9:55am CST
I don't know every much. Just lately is the first I'd ever heard about it. It's supposed to have zinc in it and NOT have lead in it. Other than that, I don't know much. This interests me as a topic, so if you know something or like to research, please let me know what you know. Thank you.
2 responses
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Hi friend, you see I have not wrote or told anyone but I weave paracord survival bracelets as a hobby that I sell or give out to friends especially now that typhoon season is fast approaching now for those who have not yet heard, some of these bracelets have skull ornaments in them so I was deciding to buy tibetan silver instead of the more expensive pewter on ebay. I made a research and found out that most no longer have any silver and may contain dangerous lead or easily break because they are plated cast iron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_silver . I opted for acryllic skull beads instead from a company named Aunt Jenny's Attic and another company named Scullsville, all of them 100% made in the U.S. of A. ( I buy Philippine made or from countries that help us). At present I would advice that you stay away from that stuff, but it depends also on the source, there might still be good ones around and not fakes.
. What do you need it for?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_silver . I opted for acryllic skull beads instead from a company named Aunt Jenny's Attic and another company named Scullsville, all of them 100% made in the U.S. of A. ( I buy Philippine made or from countries that help us). At present I would advice that you stay away from that stuff, but it depends also on the source, there might still be good ones around and not fakes.. What do you need it for?1 person likes this
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
29 May 12
My weavings is what I need it for.
I don't know how I would know if the sources were good,.
That's upsetting. I read on etsy that the Tibetan silver was better. Maybe before China went there it was.
I wonder if there is some easy way to test if silver had lead in it or not.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
29 May 12
Just read the article. So the ones on ebay right now are more than likely lead. I was more worried about slave mining. I thought that since China took over Tibet, that the silver might be mined by Tibetans who were forced labor. Didn't even think about lead as a possibility.
That really rots
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
30 May 12
They say Nepalese silver is what Tibetan silver use to be but again how do we know
. now I planned to use it on bracelets so I had to abandon using it since people who use it would always be in contact, besides if it's crapily made, then it won't survive being in a survival bracelet anyway
, as the article says it may also contain arsenic, go ahead I'll make 2 bracelets, one for you and one for me, at least we would both go the way Napoleon Bonaparte did, arsenic poisoning . What do you weave friend?
. now I planned to use it on bracelets so I had to abandon using it since people who use it would always be in contact, besides if it's crapily made, then it won't survive being in a survival bracelet anyway, as the article says it may also contain arsenic, go ahead I'll make 2 bracelets, one for you and one for me, at least we would both go the way Napoleon Bonaparte did, arsenic poisoning . What do you weave friend?
@GreenMoo (11833)
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30 May 12
If you were using it in weaving I am assuming that it would not get a lot of wear as it would be hung somewhere (unless you make rugs or bedcoverings or similar). In that case, perhaps the fact that Tibetan silver is often fragile would not be so much of a problem. Does it really need a high silver content? It is not being worn next to the skin is it?
