Tom,

Brown & White? That's surprising. Are you fairly certain of this? Actually, this is easily done, merely a continuation of the process, by omitting boiling and logwood soaks after the last couple of light rusting cycles.

Now you've got me all "messed up" as far as originality.

A point Dr. Gaddy made in his DGJ 2003 Original Parker Process article is that over an extended time period, Black & White barrels slowly convert to the more stable Brown & White color. Is this possibly why original barrels now appear Brown & White?

I think reading the article you referenced would assist in a correct determination, as the process would indicate what the end result would be.

I misunderstood your post, I initially thought you were saying the barrels were not black enough.

Regards
Ken

Last edited by Ken61; 07/29/15 09:20 AM.
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