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Case CV blued blades questions

Thread starter abcdef
Start date Apr 13, 2008

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abcdef

Apr 13, 2008

#1

What is the bluing, and what is the purpose?

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Apr 13, 2008

#2

The bluing provides protection against oxidation in the form of pitting and red rust (to some degree).

knarfeng

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Apr 16, 2008

#3

wiki has a nice overview of the bluing process:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluing_(steel)

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