Carding, and boiling at the end
Deep into the reading material on refinishing damascus, and wanted to ask what folks use to card and why they use it. I've heard about the use of heavier steel wool, Scotchbrite pads, baking soda and finger tips, etc.
I'm also trying to sort out the iterations of rusting, carding, boiling, etching:
Seems that some blue the barrels to the desired color, boiling each cycle, and only then do they start to etch. Others seem to brown, then etch, and save the boil until the end to get their contrast.
Simply trying to learn and would appreciate insight into this. Is this a "to each his own" stylistic process?
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