We learned this process from a very talented jeweler named Steve Midget. For people interested in learning this technique he has published 2 books on this subject that take you from start to finish.  

   We are planning, at some point this year, to teach a beginner class at The Guildhall Northwest.  Email us for info on this as it has not been set up yet.

• Some of the raw material. We start with 22 gauge sheets 1.5" x 1.5",  clean them extremely well, and stack them in the order we want. 

• Next we use a lot of pressure and heat to bond the metals together without solder.  The kiln we carve out of two kiln bricks.  We have a C-clamp, modified by Zeigler's welding, providing the pressure during the firing.  The C-clamp  and metals are enclosed in the brick kiln.  We then use two torches to set up a convection type firing.  This is a dangerous time;  to much and it all melts to slag, to little and it won't make a good diffusion bond.

•    After that we clean up the edges of what is now called the laminate. 

•    Then we cut rectangular cross sections like seen here.  Using several different techniques we twist and forge them into rings, pins, pendants, or anything else.

  Just some pictures of all the different stuff, the large sheets are the Mokume Gane laminate that has been  made into flat stock through the use of a rolling mill.

Because of the high content of copper in these rings, we line them with precious metals so they won't turn your finger green.  This is an extremely labor intensive process, but one which yields very satisfying results.  More pictures coming soon.