Experimental aluminium Mokume Gane sample. Mokume

Made:: 1998

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Experimental aluminium Mokume Gane sample. Mokume Gane was developed 300 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 it examples are relatively rare. The technique is such that each piece is unique. Made using modern fusion welding techniques by Ian Ferguson in 1998.

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Category:: Metallurgy

Object Number:: 2001-95

type:: aluminium mokume sample 342

credit:: Ferguson, Dr. Ian

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