[TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel

[Andrew Vida]

Are all the parts taken to low red heat?

Andy Gladish wrote:
> Yikes!
> I'm working on a railing that needs to be finished this weekend, and thought 
> I knew how to do a blackened finish...looks fine on the forged stuff, but 
> it's a mix of square tube and forged parts and the finish I get from heating 
> the steel til the wax mixture smokes when I apply it, is VERY different on 
> the tubing than it is on the forged parts...
> Any suggestions, anyone?
> Thanks!
> Andy Gladish 
> 
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