Daryl, I's jus foolin with ya. You didn't discourage me. I think the learning curve I went thru will help with determining the "adjustments" of future damascus finishing I'm likely to do.
Bill Brockway,
Yes, I believe you are right about Parkers being B&W finished. I have one with about 75% original finish that is definitely B&W and it is color enhanced with logwood as Dr G. concluded and implemented. I may do a lacquer finish but I'm leaning toward bare. Bare seems so ... real. I put oil on it for the picture of course. Just my tastes, but I like it without the logwood. Logwood seems to get around the crevases and looks a little "artificial" to me. I prefer the true blue in the iron.
Yeti,
I think I can follow that recipe of yours now that I've follow this damascus thingamabob.
