mokume gane

[Rravan]

hi guys i was makind a knife the other day and was in the middle of desining the handle for it and thought it would look realy good with a mokume gane gard on it. only problem is i know next to nothing on the subject and was hoping you guys could help.
eg can i just forge weld it to gether?
do i need a flux?
ect. any light sheed on this would be well recived

[MJ Hofbauer]

I have no experience making it, so take these links with a grain of salt peter. Came across them while looking myself.

Mokume-Gane Metal Techniques with James Binnion
J. Arthur Loose: Handmade Damascus Blades, Rings & Jewelry (Under Studio, Making Mokume)
Making Mokume (This is making Mokume from quarters, many sites, and posts in various forums cover this, it's a popular technique)
Ariel Salaverria Custom Knives - Damascus Custom Knives - Tutorials (An Argentine maker, who frequents many of the forums and posts alot of tutorials for his techniques, which tend to have a very 'Ariel' look to them. Probably does the most detailed photo tutorials out of anyone on knifemaking forums)

Hope that helps -MJ


And only bothered to check the obvious afterwards. Theres a blueprint on the subject,

http://www.iforgeiron.com/blueprints...kume-gane.html

[Firegirl]

Get the books done by Steve Midgett on Making Mokume...he's one of the best.

[Hunterbow Smithy]

Hey Rraven,

I made a small pseudo piece of mokume by forging pennies & nickles together. The piece is large enough to make a guard, small bolsters, or butt cap. Saw how to do it on YouTube. Only problem now is that one of the guys at work wants a larger piece to machine and I'm not quite sure how to do it.