[TheForge] Re: Putting some blue color in iron

Thu Mar 14 20:43:59 2002

> What is the secret to getting a real nice blue that I have seen on
> some knives etc, should I be quenching in some magic brew or or or?

There's a method that involves immersing a cleaned and polished piece
in molton sodium and potassium nitrate.  But that's all I know about
it.  I'd like to hear more from anyone who's used this method myself.

- Mike
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