GottMitUns Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 My first try at Mokume brought on by forgetting my wife's birthday. I know it would have gone A LOT better if I had done more than an hour reading about it and started a little earlier than 3:00 todayLots of file work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pretty darned nice for a first try. About all I can suggest is trimming the top a little more. Maybe next time give the billet a twist before cutting and spreading. Exposing the layers is one of the tougher tricks.The missus is going to LOVE it. Loving whatever we make for them with our own two hands is part of the deal. I think it's in the Mommy gene, a good thing tool <wink>Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Not shabby for a first go! I like the penny and nickel stack plan. Not sure what it is but the nickels weld better for me.i am guessing she will love I as well.I have meant to try a cross for a while now . I have had good luck with ammonia fumes to bring the contrast out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottMitUns Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks Guys, I'm going to spend the weekend reading the Mokume Gane thread here and give it another try, this is fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Let me know if I can help at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenylittlemetalguy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Incomes would be a big trick. What were you combining it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 inconel coinage!? O.o from what planet? GotMitUns: there is a LOT to read on the subject! Dont drown yourself in the reading material right off the bat. Get a basic handle on the science and process and then go give it a shot in person. That way you will have a greater understanding of what the writeups are talking about and will be able to ask more refined questions based on your experience. you might want to bump up to quarters or half dollars as well, more billet for your buck (shameless, i know) from the larger coinage, so you get more return for your effort. Next time one of you guys gets to try another cross, try giving it a 90 degree twist (only) that happens where the sawcut overlap exists. that way the exposed surface pattern will match on all four arms of the cross. without the twist you will have linear stripes on one pair and a really neat woodgrain on the other pair. Good luck and dont forget to post pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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