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I really like this saber:but,With the oil baked on the saber is the saber kind of sticky and all?I was wondering. :-\
okay, a little Alton Brown w/
"good eats" here...
The sugar in the oil is what gets cooked and eventually browns. The hilt itself is still fine, and If I wanted to, I could sand the brown off and it would still be fresh aluminium underneath.
I only applied a very thin layer of oil - and the deeper grooves from the 100-gt sand paper prevented (slowed) any running. The excessive heat and duration is what effectively burns the suger to the body... the heat absorbed from the metal and oil accelerates the process.
The "shocking" of the parts (dousing it in water right after it's pulled out of the oven) rinses any excess oil from the metal, and the rapid cooling "traps" the browned and dried suger in the tiny grooves. So, really, once it dried - it wasn't sticky, tacky or oily.
The fading of the "rustiness" is caused from the natural oils and moisture from my hands: the burnt suger gets "rehydrated" and thus, rubs off.
I chose medium olive oil for it's high suger content and thick viscosity.
btw, I like how you name sabers for people that are close to you. It seems it would embody their spirit. :)
I think it is one of the most creative and awesome looking weathering jobs I have seen.
Thanks, man! :) It's always a confidence boost to hear your work praised. And coming from someone with a refined taste, it's even more of a compliment :)
