Todd Burch
02-24-2013, 8:24 AM
I was going through my chisel drawer yesterday, adding some new inventory and oiling them down, and I realized that one of my sets has a distinctly different color of metal than the rest.
Most of the chisels have the typical shiny steel shanks and surfaces, but this set, an older crank neck Buck Brothers (Bros) set of gouges, has what I would call "grey" steel. They are a very dull, light grey color. They have not been sandblasted, but they are the color that well sandblasted steel would be.
Does this strike a chord with anyone? Why would the color be so different on this set? Is this a characteristic of the type of steel, or a finishing processes done to the steel?
Thanks, Todd
Most of the chisels have the typical shiny steel shanks and surfaces, but this set, an older crank neck Buck Brothers (Bros) set of gouges, has what I would call "grey" steel. They are a very dull, light grey color. They have not been sandblasted, but they are the color that well sandblasted steel would be.
Does this strike a chord with anyone? Why would the color be so different on this set? Is this a characteristic of the type of steel, or a finishing processes done to the steel?
Thanks, Todd