Robowich Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hi all!I´m new to this site and to this amazing hobby! I think I have the love of it in my blood though, as my grandfather was a full time full blood blacksmith (so I have the anvil, and lots of tools :-).I´m from Sweden so please excuse my English!My question is if anyone knows how they forge the forks, spoons and knives from Rangthong?I would like to copy the look with shiny clean SS and the charred black handle.What is the quality of that stainless steel and how do I make the handle black and ruff without making it rust?Link to image: http://www.menatwork.se/images/-574710729.jpgThanksRobert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Just heating a 3XX* series stainless steel in a gas forge and letting it air cool will give you that charred look, the hard part is getting the rest of it clean and shiny when you are done. *In the US, food safe grades would be marketed mainly as 304 stainless, but there are others as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robowich Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Thanks John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I suspect the handles in the photo were chemically "colored", ... in a process similar to the "salt bluing" commonly used on firearms. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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