Experimental aluminium Mokume Gane sample
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- 1998
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Experimental aluminium Mokume Gane sample. Made in 1998 by Ian Ferguson. Mokume Gane was developed 300 years ago and the term300 years ago and the term comes from traditional sword-making techniques and refers to the patterns forged into the sword blades.The technique is difficult and laborious and as a result examples are relatively rare. The technique is such that each piece is unique. This example was made by Ian Ferguson in 1998.
