[TheForge] finish help

[Michael Horgan]

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>I use it on my blackpowder firearms where parts can be and often are subject
>to a rather corrosive enviroment, and find that it does a very good job of
>preventing surface rust. Not the most durable finish, but it does prevent
>rust. All parts that I routinely temper blue are taken to a high level of
>polish first, which probably in and of itself provides a decent degree of
>corrosion resistance.
>Another route would be to charcoal blue. This finish definately provides
>corrosion resistance, and a good looking blue finish not unlike a temper
>blue. Probably overkill for a trivet though.
>To get a charcoal blue simply place object to be blued in an oxygen free
>enviroment (like a charcoal fire) and hold at black/red heat approx. 1 hour.
>Remove and rub with wool or course cloth liberally oiled with neatsfoot oil.
>T. Clark

Gee, Tom, Sounds like a recipe for Color Case Hardening.  That would 
certainly help out with the gun furniture.

Doing a Google search, http://www.google.com/ ,for Carnauba got me too many 
places to look

Michael D. Horgan , lughaid@earthlink.net
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Blacksmithing and Metalwork
Claremont, Ca.