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BILL · 02-15-2001, 02:09 AM

Again, Hugh, you are correct. Having just jumped to a page on 'jappaning' (an old process that used a shellac and pigment to coat metals but in modern times has been done with heat treatment). This is apparently what we in the firearms arena call it fire blued (if you were an old tool collector you would call it 'japanned'). Thanks for the good input.

02-15-2001, 02:09 AM	#10
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Japanning Again, Hugh, you are correct. Having just jumped to a page on 'jappaning' (an old process that used a shellac and pigment to coat metals but in modern times has been done with heat treatment). This is apparently what we in the firearms arena call it fire blued (if you were an old tool collector you would call it 'japanned'). Thanks for the good input.