[TheForge] Mokume Gane

[Roger R Degner]

If the brass has lead in it it is a problem
When you forge it do you only go thinner and not hit it on the edges
which causes delaminations.

Roger R Degner



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:58 AM
To: theforge
Subject: re: [TheForge] Mokume Gane


----Original Message: 8
>Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:16:52 -0700
>From: "gblacksmith" <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net>
>Subject: [TheForge] Mokume Gane
>
>Hey Mokume-makers:  I have been experimenting with mokume using brass 
>and
copper and >while I have been able to get the initial billets to join,
they have all delaminated in the forging >process.
>

It is my understanding that mokume does not forge well.  Most that I
have seen used in knife hardware and jewlery were filed or ground to
shape once the billet was welded.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.

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