cropduster
Elite Cafe Member
Hello to All,
I am considering building a muzzle loading firearm and would like to engrave some of the stock’s hardware. I can purchase the hardware in the following metals:
1-Wax cast steel;
2-Wax cast brass;
3-Sand cast steel;
4-Sand cast brass;
5-Wax cast nickel silver;
6-Iron;
Unfortunately, I have never used any of these materials and have no experience with castings. Currently, no other material data is available which brings about my questions:
A-From best to worst, how would you rank the engraveability of the above metals?
B-Can wax or sand cast steel accept standard gun blue as a finish?
C-What graver materials and/or geometries would be suggested?
D-Any other thoughts and/or suggestions that come to mind regarding these materials?
Many thanks for looking over this post. Any/all advice would be sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely – Cropduster
I am considering building a muzzle loading firearm and would like to engrave some of the stock’s hardware. I can purchase the hardware in the following metals:
1-Wax cast steel;
2-Wax cast brass;
3-Sand cast steel;
4-Sand cast brass;
5-Wax cast nickel silver;
6-Iron;
Unfortunately, I have never used any of these materials and have no experience with castings. Currently, no other material data is available which brings about my questions:
A-From best to worst, how would you rank the engraveability of the above metals?
B-Can wax or sand cast steel accept standard gun blue as a finish?
C-What graver materials and/or geometries would be suggested?
D-Any other thoughts and/or suggestions that come to mind regarding these materials?
Many thanks for looking over this post. Any/all advice would be sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely – Cropduster