Thread: blacking

Pretty rare round these parts too...

But i have had the pleasure of handling some top shelf beretta's and parazzi's.
And a lovely old SxS by the London Gun company that had damascus barrels.

Greg Frazer

Greg, thanks for an excellent post. That sounds like a very interesting process, and a lot of time involved, but the quality is probably amazing. Thanks for taking the time to type it all out for us!

I appreciate that mate...

Just glad I was finally able to offer something... Ive taken heaps of information away from SRP since i found it.

One thing i didnt say, that i probably should have is that i wear latex examination gloves... like a medic wears... when i'm doing this because i have what toolmakers call salty skin... which means i leave oily fingerprints on everything i touch...

The metal has to be spotlessly clean and degreased throughout the process

Greg Frazer

just looking for a little clarification. does blueing produce an actual blue color?

the razors i have have a black appearance. so are there separate products to blue anf blacken metal

this razor has blueing, but the color (from the picture at least) looks like the color i am after:

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...40/1554638.htm

I understand the confusion....

Why call it bluing when the result is black ??

If you end up buying the paste, it's actually blue coloured...

I have to make a bit of a guess about the origin of the term bluing... but i guess "black" would suggest the complete absence of colour where blued metal does appear to have some colour, or at least some reflective property.

Whichever process you use the metal goes from lightish gunmetal grey to a grey so dark it looks black... at no time will it appear "blue"

I hope that eases your confusion... it does nothing for mine

Greg Frazer

crystal clear!