I used to use Laurel Mtn. for browning, and it worked very well for me. One day I poured a coffee pot full of boiling water over the barrel after applying the solution to the hot barrel and got the very same beautiful blue/black you referred to, with the plum undertones.

SRH

Last edited by Stan; 04/19/13 03:29 PM.

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