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A. G. Maisey · 23rd November 2013, 11:07 AM

Thanks Jean. Yes, I thought it had been done that way.

Jean, the soak method of warangan is what is used for cheap commercial jobs. You can do a lot of blades for a low cost.

To get a truly good warangan job you need to use the massage method, where you brush the fluid on, then pinch and massage the blade with your bare hands. Not many people know how to do this properly, and even less are willing to do it, but the big benefit is that you can even out variation in the stain colour, and the stain itself will last virtually forever.

23rd November 2013, 11:07 AM	#27
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Thanks Jean. Yes, I thought it had been done that way. Jean, the soak method of warangan is what is used for cheap commercial jobs. You can do a lot of blades for a low cost. To get a truly good warangan job you need to use the massage method, where you brush the fluid on, then pinch and massage the blade with your bare hands. Not many people know how to do this properly, and even less are willing to do it, but the big benefit is that you can even out variation in the stain colour, and the stain itself will last virtually forever.