Further, RAF ‘Roundel Blue’  was used by Record Tools for their output.   The
newer tools used a brighter blue which is pretty garish to my eye, and needs to
be repainted the ‘proper’ blue, whereas older tools are a much richer colour
(color,Paddy)

I have a No2 on the bench in course of being fettled, and I’m in two minds about
it.  The colour is a very very dark blue, but in poor condition.  Beside it is a
No6 I have just repainted from the rust up, and it looks ‘right’   The old
question about conserve or refinish.   I need to set about the woodwork on a
couple of these jobs, so whilst I do that I’m ’considering’


But to anser Ed’s question, I was expecting you to have used that 18 Century
green, so you could add a couple of tiny spots to your planes and other tools.
It’s expected.  In fact, I thought it was the rules - green paint spots are
mandatory, with (dirty) white being the only allowable substitute.



Richard Wilson
Yorkshireman Galoot




> On 7 May 2021, at 22:53, John Ruth  wrote:
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> Ed,
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> RAL 5005, Signal Blue?
> ( As used on RAF roundel insignia.)
> 
> I opine that the RAL Standard color system is under-appreciated in the USA.
I'm particularly disappointed that the "custom mixed paint color" people do not
have formulary books for the RAL "colorspace"
> For that matter, most of them don't have formulae for ANSI colors.
> 
> John Ruth
>> On May 7, 2021, at 5:02 PM, Ed Minch  wrote:
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>> Gues what color I painted my windsor chair
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>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/51163396422/in/dateposted-public/
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>> Ed Minch
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