[Jewelry making - Article 00845] - Re: [Orchid] Making ring of solid mokume gane

[Wayne Louis Werner]

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>     what you need is a ring with heft' 

    Mr Ploof is right, a decent thickness for any ring is 2mm high. I
    failed to mention in my post that I do an inner sleeve inside the
    mokume ring after it is flaired out. I get a lot more out of the
    material by stretching it out. I just thought that people would
    figure this out on their own. 

    I also had a response from Helen in the UK. she mentioned the
    'waste' involved. it seems to me that all the forms of patterning
    involve some waste. It is part of the process. I figure that I
    'waste' about 10-20% when I do a grind or filled patterned ring. If
    you want to see a great use of 'scrap' check out the work of Carrie
    Adell. She did wonderful beads made of metal. I worked for her for
    years at the eastcoast tradeshows. George Sawyer, Carrie Adell, and
    Steven Walker are the first people that I recall bringing it to the
    Craftshow arena on a regular basis. I am sure others did as well. We
    have a lot to thank these people for just for bringing this wonderful
    artform into the public eye. 

wayne werner baltimojo md
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