case hardening questions
i just started case hadening and i cant get the colors i want. i get lots of redish brown and grey and black splotching but i cant get yellows or blues.
i heard that cynide in the charcoal makes more blue, so i used some old wool from a sock butit didnt seem to make a diference. am i getting to much cynide inthere? i also used a table spoon of scotts fertalizer for extra nitrates but i dont know if that would work either. i try to use 2 parts leather and bone for one part wood but i am not sure if i should change that up either. but i just cant get the colors i want. do i need less wood charcoal? is it a posibilty that the metal isnt getting hot enough? has any one else tried this? i am having a hard time learning this on my own lol
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