[TheForge] Gun bluing & browning (book)

[Andrew Vida]

I used to spend entire afternoons there and in the technical bookstore, 
a block or two east.  Powell's is a fun place.  Cameron's is too, but I 
don't think they have a website - they are used books only.

Dan Scheid wrote:
> if you are looking for  old, out of date or any books check here
> www.powells.com they are over 4 stores high and a full block. and that 
> is just one of their stores they supply Amazon.
> Dan Scheid
> 
> On 1/13/2011 4:32 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>> Mark,
>>
>> The book is "Firearm Blueing and Browning"
>> by R.H. Angier
>> The Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, PA, c. 1936
>>
>> Try bookfinder.com
>>
>> While looking through the TOC, I noticed something interesting:  The
>> author doesn't seem to distinguish bluing from browning!  Section III
>> is "Prep. of Blueing and Browning Solutions", with no distinction
>> between them, and Section IV is>>Brownes ("Blues") and working
>> instructions<<<
>>
>> Now, I'm no firearms expert, but I was always of the understanding
>> that the color brown was somewhat different from the color blue!
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:40 PM,<williamsiron at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>> Bruce,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you tell me who is the author or who the publisher was? I can look it up at a technical bookstore and, maybe, find a copy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW I missed seeing you at Gichner's.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Williams
>>>
>>> Snow Hill, Maryland
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bruce Freeman"<freemab222 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA"<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 3:03:54 PM
>>> Subject: [TheForge] Gun bluing&  browning (book)
>>>
>>> I have a book by the title above.  I've glanced through it but never
>>> had occasion to really delve into it.
>>>
>>> I'm retired now, and if someone is interested in going to the trouble
>>> to try some of what it recommends, I'd happily assist as an "advisor"
>>> -- namely, owner of the book, owner of a scanner, and a chemist by
>>> profession.  (I'm not a toxicologist, but can probably give you
>>> adequate warning if you're likely to be poisoning yourself -- and how
>>> to avoid doing so.)
>>>
>>> I suspect that do-it-yourself gun bluing or browning could be much
>>> cheaper than buying commercial products.  The catch is time and
>>> energy.  Accordingly, this approach is not for everybody.
>>>
>>> I'd be interested in the outcome -- maybe you could post before and
>>> after photos of your experiments.  (I would not suggest trying
>>> formulations on expensive objects until you are quite confident of
>>> them.)
>>>
>>> Anyone interested?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce
>>> NJ
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