tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324046123100137801.post7010645229434741379..comments2023-10-18T02:01:33.980-07:00Comments on My peculiar nature: After quench straightening -and- Connecting the dotsJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06740185043053833321noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324046123100137801.post-51774491727065184362014-08-09T06:49:13.925-07:002014-08-09T06:49:13.925-07:00HaHAH! Exactly! How astute an observation! This IS...HaHAH! Exactly! How astute an observation! This IS an apprenticeship of sorts. I need someone to hit me with a broom and tell me to "Stop asking so many questions and get back to work!!", haha!<br /><br />I've done oil blackening, but thought that the required temperature was in the 400°-600°F neighborhood (a high temper), but I'm gonna try again today. Thank you for the suggestion! As far as the charcoal black durability, I would say.... Not as durable as oil, but a very different character. Soft, almost like a matte paint, or, come to think of it, artists charcoal. Soft, grainy almost, but soooo fine. At a microscopic level, I suppose that the oxidation creates a surface of individual particles, each exhibiting multifaceted surface that randomly reflects light. The surface looks amorphous, but in certain light show tiny glimmers, points of light. WOW, I'm really nerding out here!<br /><br />Funny you should mention cold bluing, I'm writing a post as we speak/write, whatever. Communicate! That's what this is!<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestions!<br /><br />Jason<br /><br />Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740185043053833321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324046123100137801.post-25680829602415760622014-08-08T21:39:28.716-07:002014-08-08T21:39:28.716-07:00Fascinating indeed!
Watching videos of these craft...Fascinating indeed!<br />Watching videos of these craftsmen at work is not so far removed from the Japanese tradition of the apprentice learning by sneaking glimpses of the master at work. <br /><br />As for blackening, the methods I know produce a fairly thin oxide layer. Coating with grease or wax as a carbon source and heating to just below oxidation colours is the most common method, while cold bluing produces the same effect but even thinner. Both treatments are abraded easily. Does charcoal tend to produce a more durable oxide layer?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MikeMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549635625104230787noreply@blogger.com