Is this a good candidate for 1st restore?

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Originally Posted by Hart

I hope you can take this with good humour, but every time you refer to patina as dirt, I want to grab you in a headlock and make you take it back :D

I see the natural patinas shown here as no different than induced patinas such as bluing or using ferric chloride on Damascus steel. The only difference is the natural patina on steel is a matter of a great deal of time and luck. It will never be as even but I see it as every bit as beautiful.

There's nothing wrong with valuing gleaming metal above all else and I respect your taste, but a good natural patina is anything but dirt.

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All due respect here, I had to laugh! :rofl2:

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Originally Posted by Hart

I hope you can take this with good humour, but every time you refer to patina as dirt, I want to grab you in a headlock and make you take it back :D

I see the natural patinas shown here as no different than induced patinas such as bluing or using ferric chloride on Damascus steel. The only difference is the natural patina on steel is a matter of a great deal of time and luck. It will never be as even but I see it as every bit as beautiful.

There's nothing wrong with valuing gleaming metal above all else and I respect your taste, but a good natural patina is anything but dirt.

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The phrase goes back to an old thread where some back and forth went on about patina and polished finishes...bit of humour... oh and at 6'4", not many have been successful in putting me in a headlock, except my wife that is....:D

Patina Smackdown 2015!!
BE THERE!!!
In this corner, armed with Maas,, phrank-in-stein. In the other, armed with nothing more than moisture and a low pH,, Hart-less...
I love the different takes and passions on here. 6'4" phrank, that explains the propensity for big steel to a degree.
Cheers on a great first project to the OP as well!

Hartless VS Phrankinstein, LOL

We're going to wreck your backyard at the next get together.

I'm wearing my cape, lederhosen, and Birkenstocks!!! Arggghhh!

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Originally Posted by MikeB52

Patina Smackdown 2015!!
BE THERE!!!
In this corner, armed with Maas,, phrank-in-stein. In the other, armed with nothing more than moisture and a low pH,, Hart-less...
I love the different takes and passions on here. 6'4" phrank, that explains the propensity for big steel to a degree.
Cheers on a great first project to the OP as well!

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6"4"!!!!!! Andrew, we are friends right? Andrew, you still there????
Hello?????? Phrank???? Andrew???????
OH SH*T!!!!!!!!!!

Steve ,
alls fair in lather and shave
and look on the bright side, if the knock each other out, theres more razors for the rest of us

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Originally Posted by engine46

6"4"!!!!!! Andrew, we are friends right? Andrew, you still there????
Hello?????? Phrank???? Andrew???????
OH SH*T!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by whoever

Steve ,
alls fair in lather and shave
and look on the bright side, if the knock each other out, theres more razors for the rest of us

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At 5"7" he's got a good 9" on me so I know he's my friend.................I just had to do that!:w

man can't stand, man can't fight, how you cut him down to size is a different story
pun possibly intended

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Originally Posted by engine46

At 5"7" he's got a good 9" on me so I know he's my friend.................I just had to do that!:w

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