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Originally Posted by kai
This contrast is more than unusual for etching by vinegar.
Soaking rusted blades in organic acids can activate earlier etchants, especially warangan.
Usage of warangan might not have been terribly common but Date Puti's blade does look like it got a good dose of arsenic! (Or even some kind of paint?  )
Regards,
Kai |
I was also amazed by how the contrast jumped. Thanks very much for this assessment =)