[TheForge] Iron Foil

[James Binnion]

>James Binnion wrote:
>>Cameron,
>>You got any pictures of your PI mokume, What else did you laminate it with?
>>
>
>I'll see if I can take a photo or two this evening.  I layered it 
>with fine silver. The bonding wasn't difficult, but working it was 
>relatively tricky. There was almost too much differnce in hardness 
>between the two metals such that the silver would squirt out like 
>the middle bun of a big-mac.

Philip Baldwin calls that the peanut butter between two boards effect :-)


>I didn't have any luck hand forgning or rolling the billet down. It 
>would delaminate easily. I did sucessfully work it by forging the 
>entire billet at once in a hydraulic press. Got a decent 
>pools-&-eyes pattern. It made a dandy fine engagement ring.

Yes, I have a PI & 22k Gold ring I made last January that I wear it 
is a great color contrast. It was a pain in the butt working on it 
but it sure is pretty.


-- 
Jim Binnion

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