Pamor Staining in the UK?

A. G. Maisey · 9th April 2007, 04:29 AM

Treasure thy arsenic whilst ye may.

The price of warangan in Solo has gone through the roof. It is still possible to get it done at a reasonable---although greatly elevated---cost, but the result is disgusting. A good job now costs like gold and that is if you can find somebody to do a good job.

Cost of the material has gone up, there is an increasing demand, and import of any type of arsenic has apparently been banned.

I think it will not be too long before sellers are offering blades for sale stained with ferric chloride, and with the option of a warangan stain at an extra cost.

It may well be that in time to come the only places to get a good quality traditional stain could be somewhere in the western world.

Hope I'm wrong, but the current cost of a good stain job is just not realistic, nor sustainable.

9th April 2007, 04:29 AM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,135	Treasure thy arsenic whilst ye may. The price of warangan in Solo has gone through the roof. It is still possible to get it done at a reasonable---although greatly elevated---cost, but the result is disgusting. A good job now costs like gold and that is if you can find somebody to do a good job. Cost of the material has gone up, there is an increasing demand, and import of any type of arsenic has apparently been banned. I think it will not be too long before sellers are offering blades for sale stained with ferric chloride, and with the option of a warangan stain at an extra cost. It may well be that in time to come the only places to get a good quality traditional stain could be somewhere in the western world. Hope I'm wrong, but the current cost of a good stain job is just not realistic, nor sustainable.