Morris tacks...

[Howie]

Just started working on a Morris. I think I'm seeing copper tacks. Are copper tacks typical for a Morris?

 

[Benson Gray]

I suspect that the transition from copper to brass at all canoe builders was based on how the prices of the base metals changed over time. See https://www.wcha.org/forums/index.p...-did-brass-supercede-copper.15120/#post-76226 for more details.

Benson

 

[Paul Scheuer]

Howie: You may be seeing dezincification of was was once brass tacks. I think that brass goes to copper color as the zinc leaches out at the surface. 100 years is a long time.