Thanks Gents.
Its amazing what a little elbow grease will do. I did not have to take much off the barrels to get where I am now. To get where I am now it took only about 4-5 hours and that includes polishing up to 320 grit. I am just nervous of taking off more in this one area as i already hit it twice. But one more pass will not hurt it.
Yes these are Damascus barrels, and sorry, I did mean earlier that I will be doing the proper black and white finish on them. I already have the ferric chloride acid to etch the barrels in a light solution. I have heard of the logwood boil method as well. I am contemplating on whether to do this. I will wait and see how the contrast comes out before I proceed. I am just not sure of the best way to coat the inside of the barrels to prevent the logwood from adhering to the bores.
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