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Tim · 07-11-2006, 08:54 PM

Howard,
I got a copy from you a year or so ago, just for the interest. I've "strawed" steel in the kitchen oven just to see if it worked. It's not too difficult at all. I was wondering if you'd care to elaborate on the "bs" you've taken over sharing information. It seems to me that the real "boosters" already have this information (witness the numerous pieces offered at auction that approach 100 years of age and still have >90% strawing!). A very prominent collector once told me over the phone that it's easy to straw parts with a blowtorch once you get the hang of it. Information is power. When one sees how simple it is to replicate strawing, it makes those 90% plus pieces look a bit less alluring. Illegitimus non carborundum est!
Tim

07-11-2006, 08:54 PM	#2
Tim Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Great North Woods of Wisconsin Posts: 100 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Howard, I got a copy from you a year or so ago, just for the interest. I've "strawed" steel in the kitchen oven just to see if it worked. It's not too difficult at all. I was wondering if you'd care to elaborate on the "bs" you've taken over sharing information. It seems to me that the real "boosters" already have this information (witness the numerous pieces offered at auction that approach 100 years of age and still have >90% strawing!). A very prominent collector once told me over the phone that it's easy to straw parts with a blowtorch once you get the hang of it. Information is power. When one sees how simple it is to replicate strawing, it makes those 90% plus pieces look a bit less alluring. Illegitimus non carborundum est! Tim __________________ The intent of the second amendment was not to allow the private ownership of firearms. If it had been it would have said something like "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"...