Mokume Gane - a Comprehensive Study

Franklin, NC: Earthshine Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0965165078 . 11.1 X 8.5 X 0.6 inches; 157+ pages; Hard cover has black spine with white lettering. Some rubbing, scuffing to boards. Name neatly written on front end paper. DJ has light rubbing, scuffing and shelf wear; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with mostly color pictures. 'Mokume gane is a traditional Japanese metalsmithing technique by which sheets of different metals - generally copper, silver, gold, and alloys of those - are stacked and welded together. This results in a piece of metal that displays a woodgrain-like pattern that shows the different metals' colors. This book focuses on the different techniques to make mokume gane. It addresses the 2 usual methods, liquid and solid bonding, and also deals with more complex and high tech methods. One of the best feature is an entire chapter on a great low cost method. Not only does it address the methods to make the raw billets, it also talks about each technique that can be used to reveal the internal pattern." ' Index. Firing logs in rear of book. .