Mike Turner Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Not sure if you guys know about this site a friend just put me on to it and thought I would share . http://www.sciencecompany.com/patinas/patinaformulas.htm Mike Turner http://www.turnerknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFogg Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Good information there Mike, thanks. Don Fogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXFOOTER Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Wow, thats pretty cool. I have been building stained glass for years and when I need a Patina I get it from a bottle. Never thought about making my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hÿllyn Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Mike, that has always been a good resource, particularly because these guys stock the chemicals you need as well, however if I may be allowed a note of caution I would like to say that to describe the patination process so briefly is misleading, apart from the obvious risks involved with handling the majority of these chemicals preparation for the process is essential if you want to achieve good results. I would recommend anyone to get the following book (it is not the first of its kind but it is one of the most complete) to bridge the gap and consult in case of any doubts. http://www.amazon.com/Colouring-Bronzing-P...s/dp/0823007626 Best regards Grey hair and alopecia are signs of age, not of wisdom... Rósta að, maðr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pringle Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hughes & Rowe is a great reference that I still use on occasion, but as a book for someone not deeply interested in patinas I think the recipes are needlessly complex, utilize too many obscure chemicals, and because there are so many of them the book may intimidate beginners. It may be too far in the other direction, so I’ll suggest another guide for the part-time patinator: Contemporary Patination by Ron Young Paperback: 286 pages Publisher: Sculpt-Nouveau; Photocopy edition (September 1997) ISBN-10: 0960374418 ISBN-13: 978-0960374410 Jomsvikingar Raða Ja! http://vikingswordsmith.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I was always just a bit partial to Tai's "Pisspatina". Drink beer, coat your work piece and leave out in the sun. Repeat until desired patina is reached. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pringle Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Used kitty-litter will give you some awesome blues & purples on copper & bronze! apply as a paste, seal to keep fumes & moisture in...check every day or so. Jomsvikingar Raða Ja! http://vikingswordsmith.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Wands Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Used kitty-litter will give you some awesome blues & purples on copper & bronze! apply as a paste, seal to keep fumes & moisture in...check every day or so. man have I been looking for something to do with all this used kitty piss. wonder if I could sell it? jm BladeThe blade, elegantSlicing through the sweet, warm breezewith a precise hit.Sam Wands (10 years old)Gold for the merchant, silver for the maid;Copper for the craftsman, cunning at their trade.Good! Laughed the baron, sitting in his hall;But steel---cold steel---shall be master of them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Pringle Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Dude, it is carbon-neutral, sustainably harvested 'green' green patina - all you need is a catchy name and you've got it made! Just remember my finders fee! This is a 'lost styrofoam' sand cast, silicon bronze with cat piss patina from ~15 years ago. The eroded texture is from the casting, the styrofoam didn't burn out cleanly. The patina then did the two-tone black and blue on its own...pretty cool. Jomsvikingar Raða Ja! http://vikingswordsmith.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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