Mokume Gane from Quarters-Complete Tutorial Pt.1 Preparing the quarters.

Complete tutorial on how to make Mokume Gane from US Quarters (copper and nickel). In part one, I show you how to prepare and stack the quarters, part two will show you how to set the forge weld (fuse) the quarters into a billet.
Part 2 - Setting the weld • Mokume Gane from Quart...
Part 3 - Making the Pattern • Mokume Gane from Quart...
Mokume-gane (木目金) is a Japanese metalworking procedure which produces a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns, as well as that laminate itself. Mokume-gane translates closely to "wood grain metal" or "wood eye metal" and describes the way metal takes on the appearance of natural wood grain. Mokume gane fuses several layers of differently coloured precious metals together to form a sandwich of alloys called a "billet." The billet is then manipulated in such a way that a pattern resembling wood grain emerges over its surface. Numerous ways of working the mokume gane create diverse patterns. Once the metal has been rolled into a sheet or bar, several techniques are used to produce a range of effects.
Mokume-gane has been used to create many artistic objects. Though the technique was first developed for production of decorative sword fittings, the craft is today mostly used in the production of jewelry and hollowware
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Outstanding video. Thanks!