Dying blades

[Manethrin]

I know that this is a relation to painting blades in an earlier post, but I thought this would be a good subject. Im a bit of a blacksmith in some respect. I decided that I would forge my own broadsword one day, so I sat down and decided what I wanted to do with it. Finally decideding to dye the metals blue. it worked rather well and figured if it worked on a broadsword, why not a foil? I have yet to try this though as I am not familair with the metals of a foil. But if I could have a dyed one I would have to have it dyed ice blue, and in a ice crystal pattern. What about everyone else?

[LordTofuDog-jnr]

Either a nice light blue colour , or red, red like the blood of my enemies ! Probably blue.

PHEAR ME PHOR THIS WAS MY 200th POST!
(I spelt them the wrong way on purpose)

[saberfencer66]

how do you dye a blade? where do you get the dye? can you give me a website and instructions how to dye it? thanks!!!!

[Wetmelon]

Wow old thread. Check the dates before bringing up dead threads like this man. But either way, I THINK that the dying has to be done by adding certain metals to the mixture? Just like Fireworks?

[swordwench]

C'mon, people. If you want a blue blade, you might as well get one done by people who know what they're doing. It's the only epee blade I use. (I rather prefer my sabre blades in rainbow, though.)

Oh, right. This thread is almost as old as I am. Move along.

[antoinette]

Pedant wordsmith here ... but I believe that would be "dyeing" blades. However, it was rather amusing to picture blades breathing their last.

[DavidX]

Pedant wordsmith here ... but I believe that would be "dyeing" blades. However, it was rather amusing to picture blades breathing their last.

You'll breath your last if you ever post like this again