WIP - Mokume

With every new knife comes new challenges. I don't see this slowing down in 2017. I need to up my mokume gane game. I bought some proper brass and copper sheets and cut them up into 38mmx38mm squares. I stacked them 23 layers high and began the heat.


I clamped everything between two large pieces of D2.


Everything worked out and the billet is welded. I can proceed with more heats and flattening out the billet.


old clampy got a bit too much heat.

why wait when those heats can come now.






I put the finished mokume back in the forge and closed the door to let it all cool off slowly. I would call this a success. Total work time was 2 hours from cutting out squares to tempering in the forge.

Looking forward to seeing the results!

Watching with interest
Thanks for the WIP.

Life gave jessf lemons....and some how he serves up rib-eye. :groucho: