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The metals used in mokume gane are nonreactive metals typically nickel silver copper and brass.

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We will learn how to use these veneers to make beautiful pendants. Over 35 years of experience selling unique materials for jewelry and art industry. Mokume gane or mokume means in japanese wood grained metal and is a class of metals made with two or more layers manipulated to create a decorative visual effect. Information on mokume gane bimetals japanese alloys and other aspects of art metal work.

In japanese mokume gane means wood grain metal. The reason for this is that most copper sheet is alloy 110 electrolytic tough pitch etp copper which is fine for laminating whereas copper plumbing pipe is usually alloy 122 a. Mokume gane is a japanese metalworking process that uses colored mixed metals to produce a distinctive pattern. As it is made up of silver and copper it is easy to work and can be treated exactly as you would either of these metals to create unique pieces of jewellery.

New other c 111 98. Mokume gane rings mix metal ring sterling silver liner. Mokume gane roughly translates to wood grain metal alluding to the wood grain like look of the finished blade. Colors should work nicely together and have some contrast.

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A final word on alloying your own sheet metal. Rio grande jewelry making supplies for the best in jewelry findings and gemstones tools jewelry supplies and equipment and the packaging and display items essential to the success of your jewellery business since 1944. Polymer clay bring 4 colors of your choice of premo or souffle clays available at michael s joann s and other craft supply stores. Alternating layers of metal are diffusion bonded into a single billet.

Rio grande offers competitive pricing excellent service ordering convenience and fast product delivery. Learn how to make polymer clay mokume gane sometimes called hidden pictures veneers. For alloys containing copper i always use copper pipe as my source of raw metal as opposed to copper sheet metal. Mokume gane may be formed and fabricated just like other nonferrous metals with slightyly more frequent anneals.

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