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-----Etching out pattern in Damaskus blade
Does anyone know what to use to etch out a pattern in a damascus blade since I'm repairing the blade and didn't make it I can only assume its nickel iron, but when etching with nitric/sulfuric the whole metal gets etched and the layers are barely distiguishable (please forgive my English)
Yves Roldanjeweler - Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico
2007
What are you using as resist material? Wax, vinyl adhesive tape, paint. Maybe you should try a diluted mixture of your acids (start with 80% acids/20% water) or change the sulfuric for hydrochloric t obtain a slower more controlled attack.
Guillermo MarrufoMonterrey, NL, Mexico
2007
Try next webpage www.vam.ac.uk/res_cons/conservation/journal/issue31/damascus31/index.html(very good info on conservation of cast type damascus/Wootz/).If your object is of laminated sandwich type(iron/steel)then you can try to buy Angiers' book on browning of firearms, Firearm Blueing and Browning ⇦ on eBay or Amazon or AbeBooks [affil links]. There you can find many formulas for colouring damascus steel.Hope it helps and good luck!
Goran Budija- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007
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