[TheForge] Putting some blue color in iron

Thu Mar 14 20:44:02 2002

Harry: Just take the heat away and let cool, the oil may be darkening it a bit. It works best if the metal is polished, like wire brushed shiny then just slowing bring it up to heat. The blue is one of the tempering colours, ~525�F I think. If you let it get any hotter then it turns grey.
Daryl
"H and P Foster" <[email protected]> wrote:

>One of my clients wants me to put some blue color in the chain I am making
>for him to match some other material he has.  I have tried heating till I
>see the blue color and then quenching in oil, but the color mostly goes away
>by the time the piece cools.  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?
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>Harry Foster
>Rusty Dog Forge
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