Mokume Gane

Mokume Gane
ist eine traditionelle japanische Technik des Bunt- und Edelmetall Diffusionsschweißens. Dabei entsteht ein damastartiger Verband, bei dem ebenso Mustersteuerung betrieben wie Torsionstechnik angewendet werden kann.

Georg von Tardy

What is Mokume Gane
The traditional technique of mokume gane (moku = wood, me = eye and gane = metal) was invented by Denbei Shoami, a 17th century master metalsmith from the Akita prefecture, who used it for the adornment of samurai swords.

James Binnion

Mokume Gane process
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.

Christopher Thornton