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    First attempt at conservation

    here is my first attempt at some conservation. I boiled the parts for a little over an hour then, used a cardding wheel. i think the process worked pretty well. thoughts? Attachment 117254Attachment 117255Attachment 117256Attachment 117257Attachment 117258Attachment 117259Attachment 117260
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    Looks nice...well done but not overdone. Good job

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    Looks really nice. My question is does this type of process hurt the collector/monetary value of a piece like sanding a stock? Thanks!

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    Looks better than rust for sure, looks good.
    Regards, Jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Singer B View Post
    Looks really nice. My question is does this type of process hurt the collector/monetary value of a piece like sanding a stock? Thanks!
    it shouldnt, all it is doing is removing the rust

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    For more ideas, down this line of thought, check out Mark Novak's videos on youtube. "Anvil".
    He does a similar thing and then follows up with a "steaming", to rust blue the items. Really evens out the finish.

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    its how i learned to do it. was thinking of doing the rust blue also

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilevi View Post
    was thinking of doing the rust blue also
    We had a thread here about a rust blue gun a couple years back. If you do that keep us up on how it goes, we could use the education.
    Regards, Jim

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    What carding wheel do you use?

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