Sheffield "Black Glaze"

[The Elderly Kid]

I've read many accounts of how the cutlery firms of Sheffield standardized and industrialized the process of polishing blades by a process called "glazing," and of how it was done on huge, wooden wheels covered with walrus (!) hide dressed with polishing compound that caused the early deaths of many polishers by silicosis. This special process resulted in something called "black glaze." I've seen many 19th century Sheffield knives, but none of them retain their original polish, which I picture as looking something like a black chrome finish. My question: Does any modern knife maker or polisher replicate this mysterious "black glaze"? I have knives in my collection I'd like to have finished in this fashion. Hell, I'd love to just see what it really looks like.

[GunClick Rick]

Kid Terrico can do it You outta see the buckle he done

[KidTerico]

Talk to Dave Cole. I think he knows how its done. We were talking about it a couple days ago. I sent him a pict. of a knife with it done and knew about it. KT