Seax? and a conservation question

Matchlock · 9th October 2009, 01:04 PM

Teodor,

Let the bone covered hilt stick out of the tannin solution, otherwise it will get blackened.

Michael

fearn · 9th October 2009, 02:31 PM

Re iron and tannin: Iron tannate is a very nice, fairly permanent black ink (it's the basis of that iron and oak gall medieval ink recipe).

9th October 2009, 01:04 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Teodor, Let the bone covered hilt stick out of the tannin solution, otherwise it will get blackened. Michael

9th October 2009, 02:31 PM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Re iron and tannin: Iron tannate is a very nice, fairly permanent black ink (it's the basis of that iron and oak gall medieval ink recipe).