Mokume gane

**ps_bond** · 23-12-2009, 02:19 PM

I'm fairly pleased with it, all told; there are a few things I'd do differently next time - not least of which is forging it thinner before working it! I did think the radial pattern was going to be further off-centre than it ended up though.

It goes under a tree tomorrow.

And no, the base is round... Took me a while to get it to sit straight, but it is round!

**Di Sandland** · 23-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by ps_bond

And no, the base is round... Took me a while to get it to sit straight, but it is round!

Ah - see knew it made sense

**Kalorlo** · 23-12-2009, 02:29 PM

Peter: wow, that's really impressive.

**Chameleon** · 23-12-2009, 02:34 PM

wow that is amazing, very beautiful.

**Emerald** · 23-12-2009, 02:56 PM

That lovely Peter, lucky recipient

**ps_bond** · 23-12-2009, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by JasonJohn

Truly amazing work Peter, I absolutely adore the radial pattern on the inside of the bowl, would it be possible to make Mokume Gane with the radial pattern on both the inside and outside of a bowl?

Yup. It's as easy a pattern as any to do. The biggest problem with deliberate patterns is working out how they'll distort.

Forgive my ignorance but I have only ever thumbed through a Mokume Gane book once in jewellery class many weeks ago but it fascinates me, I really need to look into it in the future.

Probably Fergusson - very good, but I prefer Midgett. It's very labour intensive, but I do like the results.

**bustagasket** · 23-12-2009, 03:26 PM

omg from the little square block a beautiful bowl gre. Fantastic achievement sir!

**mizgeorge** · 23-12-2009, 03:27 PM

Oh my goodness.
Peter, even by your usual incredibly high standards, you've excelled yourself.

It's jaw-droppingly beautiful. And I'd be over the moon if something like that ever ended up under my tree!