Al, Didn't your pappy tell you to always wipe the blade of your pocket knife after peeling acidic fruits????? Jesse > Well, I accidentily turned the blade of one of my pocket knives a beautiful > Blue color simply by peeling an Apple and forgetting to wipe or wash the > blade. Next morning, a beautiful blue Steel blade! > > Al Messer > >> ________________________________ >> From: Clifton <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:29 PM >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Bluing steel >> >> >> Hi Rich >> >> I think if you look at online Gunsmith suppliers I seem to remember seeing >> that they have bluing kits. >> >> Clif >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:44 PM >> Subject: [modeleng] Bluing steel >> >> >>> Hi there All, >>> >>> Seems to have been a bit quiet of late. >>> >>> I have a bit of a question if anyone has any thoughts: does anyone know of >>> a UK supplier of chemicals to blue steel? Also does anyone have any >>> comments on the process that might be of use? >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> >>> Rich. >>> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >>> >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >>> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >>> line. >>> >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> line. >> >> >> > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.