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Post by themaster293 on Jan 17, 2008 0:15:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2008 0:46:57 GMT
Looks good. How'd you do it?
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Post by themaster293 on Jan 17, 2008 0:49:07 GMT
Rice vinegar, salt and water all mixed up and soaked into 3-4 paper towels and then wrapped around the blade for about 12 hours.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2008 5:31:18 GMT
that's a nice job .. do you know if can be used also on brass pommel and crossguard ? ...and what about the time ?.. what happend if i do it for more hours ?? ( 24 hrs instead of 12 ) i mean is it possible without damage the blade'?
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Post by themaster293 on Jan 17, 2008 6:06:26 GMT
I don't know about brass. The longer the better when your antiquing it. The blade will form rust but that sands off leaving the antiqued finish.
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Post by salvatore on Jan 17, 2008 8:26:14 GMT
Looks good, I am all for the new look, however. Looks almost like a pattern weld, the only thing I dislike are the 2 chips. Are you gonna get them out?
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Post by Dan Davis on Jan 17, 2008 15:02:12 GMT
Nice first attempt. I recommend you soak the blade in ammonia for a day or so to neutralise the salt solutions, otherwise they will continue to corrode the blade over time.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 17, 2008 15:17:43 GMT
before I try it is there any to get a more evan look
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Post by themaster293 on Jan 17, 2008 16:00:19 GMT
Sal, I cannot get the chips out of the blade because I would have to grind down the whole blade to get them out. Swordboy, I think if you leave the blade in a tub of the solution then it will get an even finish.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 17, 2008 16:13:22 GMT
I'll pick up some thing cheap to practice on
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Post by themaster293 on Jan 17, 2008 22:09:46 GMT
Get some cheap carbon steel, this wont work on stainless.
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Post by Erick R. on Jan 18, 2008 4:01:12 GMT
Hi, Regular mustard works as well, you just have to make sure to blotch it onto the blade... don't make an even coat. I coated my hanwei practical bastard sword about 3 times and used a regular dish washing scrubber, ( the green side ) to remove the dried mustard between coatings.
If I could A. get my camera working and B. figure out how to post the pics up I would. Either way it's another option.
In case anyone is curious... I left each coat on for about 4 or 5 hours till the mustard was mostly dry.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jan 19, 2008 5:04:32 GMT
Ive been having some fun with gun blueing paste I bought for $13. It gives a nice patina, in seconds. BTW to antique brass - leave it in the presence of ammonia, the fumes will tarnish it. All seen at this old trusty: www.myarmoury.com/feature_antique.html
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