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The traditional metals in Mokume Gane jewelry is the soft metals - gold, copper, silver

and various alloys of these metals. The beautiful black shakudo (gold 4 — 7% and copper)                                                      and the bright orange shibuichi (silver and copper). By heating the metals forming a liquid phase without melting.

The up to 20 layers of different metals melts into a block of thin layers of different colored metal.

To get a successful lamination requires a qualified and experienced blacksmith.

Heating in a oven at approx. 800 degrees C it is possible to laminate other metals,                                          

various gold alloys, palladium, bronze and brass.

 

 

Produceing the special pattern in the finished piece is a time consuming and very exciting process.                                                                           The result is truly unique jewelry,  very interesting and beautiful patterns.

Mokumé gane -  木目金    means:   mokume " wood" , me " eye" , gane "metal"     

Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese technique originally used in connection with forging of swords and as decorations on the same sword.