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Tim Simmons · 13th April 2007, 10:00 PM

Hi Luc, I am fascinated by these black and white weapons. There is a member with a black and white Naga? doa. I will search for the thread. Can you show a close up of the blade? I am not convinced the black is from boiled oil, more from the black iron scale developed in forging. This also stops rust. I can understand oil as a dressing, but how dose it make a hard black surface on the metal.

13th April 2007, 10:00 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Hi Luc, I am fascinated by these black and white weapons. There is a member with a black and white Naga? doa. I will search for the thread. Can you show a close up of the blade? I am not convinced the black is from boiled oil, more from the black iron scale developed in forging. This also stops rust. I can understand oil as a dressing, but how dose it make a hard black surface on the metal.