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[kino]

Originally Posted by xasterix

As chance would have it, I was able to contact a descendant-relative of the original Maguindanaon owner, and upon realizing the value of that pusaka, they expressed that they would like to acquire it in memory of their ancestral lineage. As much as I want to keep it (who won't want to keep a twistcore, right), out of goodwill I let them acquire it from me. That's one less twistcore for me, but at least a family reclaimed its pusaka.

2. I immerse a white vinegar-filled tube with old brass for around 2 hours

It’s honorable of you to have the Maguindanaon family have their Pusaka back.

What’s the purpose of adding the brass to the vinegar?

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by kino

It’s honorable of you to have the Maguindanaon family have their Pusaka back.

What’s the purpose of adding the brass to the vinegar?

Thanks sir Albert =) oh that's just an experimental mixture of mine to add some random brass-ish color to the etch. I noticed that brass, when soaked on white vinegar, leaves residue. It's etched unto any dunked blade afterwards. It's easy to lighten up or remove with some fine steel wool.

[xasterix]

It also affects the color of other metals, including silver I think- notice how the asang-asang became gold-ish, same color as the etched residues on the blade.

[kai]

Hello Ray,

It also affects the color of other metals, including silver I think- notice how the asang-asang became gold-ish, same color as the etched residues on the blade.

It looks like you're essentially electroplating the copper from the dissolved brass onto the asang-asang.

On the blade, your results still do look suspicious to me. When I've seen effects from "contaminating" metals/alloys, the "deposit" seemed to be much more evenly distributed - at least if the blade was regularly moved in the etching solution to avoid erratic results.

Regards,
Kai

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Ray,


It looks like you're essentially electroplating the copper from the dissolved brass onto the asang-asang.

On the blade, your results still do look suspicious to me. When I've seen effects from "contaminating" metals/alloys, the "deposit" seemed to be much more evenly distributed - at least if the blade was regularly moved in the etching solution to avoid erratic results.

Regards,
Kai

Thanks very much for providing me with the formal term!!! The problem was that I did not regular move the blade in the mix, hence the erratic distribution.