Thanks all--it's a brandy-new buttplate from Glenn Fewless, so soft metal that's polished to what looks like about 320 grit--so based on how it feels it's pretty soft right now, no case whatsoever.
Glenn also gave me some tips, and mentioned the possible (likely?) warpage of a thin part like this. He also mentioned that some people have rust blued the part, then partially stripped the rust in order to get a "patina" on the metal--but he said he had never tried this. Anyone ever tried this?
I'm all ears if anyone has insight or further tips.
Thanks.
Last edited by David Furman; 04/15/10 07:53 AM. Reason: can't type and drink coffe at the same time