Fusing gold leaf to silver sheet

[bruggen]

Hi to everyone again, can anybody help with the question above. I am under the impression that gold leaf can be joined by heat to silver, so the questions are, is this true, how is it achieved and what is it called? I think it is a Japanese technique and I am sure I have seen it described on this forum but can't find the thread.

Thanks in anticipation

Steve

[ps_bond]

It can, clean silver and relatively low temperature and keum boo in that order
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/keumboo.htm

[bruggen]

It can, clean silver and relatively low temperature and keum boo in that order
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/keumboo.htm

Thank you Peter, I thought it was you that had described the process, I'll look at the link to find out how to attach the leaf in the first instance and then have a go, just got some double 24ct loose leaf from Wrights of Lymm and wanted to put some gold onto some silver discs, so thanks again.

[Tabby66]

Can this technique be done with leaf? I thought you needed foil??
Very interested to know

[ps_bond]

You can, but you might end up with a more subtle effect than you intended; with the thicker foil (and with mokume gane) you get a thin layer of alloyed material forming as the two surfaces fuse - with leaf, as it is much thinner, that thin layer may be full thickness of the leaf (and it can seem that it has disappeared into the silver!). You can overlay with more leaf as well - the gold will bond to itself.

[Tabby66]

Thanks Peter, that makes sense!