Mike Craw Report post Posted November 12, 2011 Carlos Lopez from Rancho No Tengo saddle shop is working on making a Civil War era McClellan replica, and the guy he's making it for wants it EXACT! One of the things he said was that saddles from that era had iron, not brass, fittings and that they were "Japaned" which we understand to be black varnished. Does anyone know what the formula for that stuff is/was or does any company currently offer it? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcinnick Report post Posted November 12, 2011 Use "Japanning" when you search. Its basically black shellac, their are recipes out their to make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Craw Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Use "Japanning" when you search. Its basically black shellac, their are recipes out their to make it. Great, thanks! I guess I left out an "N" when I searched it. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
