[TheForge] And now for something very cool

[Burch]

Jim,
That beautiful ring got me to your mokume site, and all the other fantastic 
examples of your work.  I was interested enough to read your Santa Fe 
paper, and then go surfing for phase diagrams.  When I hit the term 
eutectic, I suddenly had a flashback to my petrology courses!  I hated the 
things!  But, after reading about them now, they seem simple.  I don't know 
what changed in the last 35 years, maybe the web explanations are better 
than the textbook I used. I also have to admit that simple binary phase 
diagrams are a lot easier to comprehend than one for molten rock.

Your method, and your instrumentation and equipment, are ingenious.  The 
manner in which you freely share what must have cost hours of expensive 
frustration is inspiring.

I started describing to my wife the method and equipment.  She could tell 
that I was enthused.  She really liked your work, but her comment was 
"before you get into that I've got a long list of stuff that you're going 
to make".

If I should I get up that way, are you amenable to visitors?

Terry
Sammamish, WA


Jim wrote:
>Hi Andy,
>
>Thanks for posting that. I am not sure what kind of smithing to call it. 
>It was fused in a electric kiln, hot forged in a propane forge with a Kick 
>Ass power hammer and 25# LG, then hot swedged,  rolled in a rolling mill , 
>drawn through a draw plate, carved with a die grinder, rolled some more, 
>cut with a jewelers saw, gold brazed , turned on a lathe brazed again and 
>finally polished. So I think I hit almost all the techniques  except 
>casting :-)
>
>Jim Binnion