[TheForge] quarter mokume-gane

[Bruce .]

Quothe Tim McCreight: "After the bumps have been made, the front
surface if filed to remove all the raised areas.  As each knob is
leveled, layers of the metals underneath are revealed in a pattern
similar to that of a contour map.  The surface is worked with files,
sandpaper, and buffing compounds in the usual way. When the mokume is
shiny, the color contrast is difficult to see: it is common practice
to follow the rouge stage [of polishing] with a quick dip in a dilute
solution of liver of sulfur and water, which instantly brings out
colors and patterns that were invisible in the shiny peace.  This
surface should be rinsed in water and burnished with a soft brass
brush."

(Gee, I transcribed that touchtyping, with only two errors.  Maybe I
could get a job as a secretary!)

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Dan Scheid <damales at pollybutte.net> wrote:
> I've been welding Damascus for years so I know how to make patterns. what I
> don't know is how to bring it out on non-ferrous  material  do we acid etch
> or polish the hell out of it or?
> Dan Scheid
>
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> One way of pattern development is when the sheet is still thick drill
> several holes not deeper than your finished size or cut or grind  grooves
> then forge hammer or roll the material till it is flat again and the pattern
> will come to the surface.
> Or you can work the quarters hot on edge drawing it out and twist and
> flatten.
>
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> From: "Dan Scheid" <damales at pollybutte.net>
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> Subject: [TheForge] quarter mokume-gane
> Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2012 3:14 pm
>
>
>
> I've taken a few quarters and got them to weld up. Now I'm making a mouse
> out of them. And was wondering what is the best way to bring out any pattern
> that I might have?
> Dan Scheid
>
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Bruce
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