Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#blacksmith #blacksmithing #armour
In this video, I continue to work on the bronze breastplate. Using pitch as a backer, I use a repousse technique to create a decorative motif around the collar. After some final refining of the overall shape (which also work hardens the bronze), I then brush the entire surface with gun blue. This takes the entire surface to a chocolate brown colour. I then dip the breastplate in water to neutralize the acid's effects and rub the piece with steel wool while it is still wet.
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#blacksmith #blacksmithing #armour
In this video, I continue to work on the bronze breastplate. Using pitch as a backer, I use a repousse technique to create a decorative motif around the collar. After some final refining of the overall shape (which also work hardens the bronze), I then brush the entire surface with gun blue. This takes the entire surface to a chocolate brown colour. I then dip the breastplate in water to neutralize the acid's effects and rub the piece with steel wool while it is still wet.
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Check out our website: thak.ca
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Birchwood Casey Superblue Gunblue: amzn.to/2CVutcj
