#1973
04/21/2009 03:54 PM
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For the patina, I use VIGOR Gold & Silver Oxidizer. This is a standard jeweler's product. I believe that they used to use liver sulfate, but I'm not positive.
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#1974
04/21/2009 09:42 PM
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quote: Originally posted by Josias: For the patina, I use VIGOR Gold & Silver Oxidizer. This is a standard jeweler's product. I believe that they used to use liver sulfate, but I'm not positive.
I'm more than sure that they used liver. It's easy to make it and I doubt that at that time there was many jewelry suplyers available. I'm making it myself for three reasons first I'm lazy to go after ready oxidizer, second - by playing with proportions I can get diferent tonalities, third it's ten times cheaper.
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#1975
04/21/2009 11:31 PM
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I've used Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black with good results. I wipe an item such as a TK ring repro down with it,let it dry* then buff off the high spots. I buff with a rag and jewelers rouge so as NOT to take the blackening out of the low spots. I've alway kept a bottle of this around to touch up the anodizing on aluminum composition pistol frames and found it works just as well on silver. *AT that point the ring will be totally black like the one hapur pictured above. Jim
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#1976
04/21/2009 11:50 PM
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I agree , 'liver' was one of the techniques used wartime... We used to have a few old topics ahout it,,,most now sadly gone but here's one that might be interesting: http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/...240074253#2240074253*
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#1977
04/22/2009 04:39 AM
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#1978
04/29/2009 02:56 AM
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Josias beautiful work !! I would like to get in line for one also. Sent you a pm.
All the best,
Chris
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#1979
04/29/2009 05:51 PM
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Thanks!! The next batch will be even better. I was having some quality problems with the waxes that were provided by my casting company. A 1930's ring is in the near future. For those who are interested, production is now resuming. Sorry for the delay!!
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