[Jewelry making - Article 00945] - Re: [Orchid] Making ring of solid mokume gane

[Chris Ploof]

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Wayne,

    We've met - please, it's Chris - Mr. Ploof is a man much older than
    me - someday I am sure I will meet him, but no rush! 

    And, yes, I did get the fact that you are lining your rings - but two
    things: 

    1. My (and others) personal belief is that the mokume needs to be a
    minimum of 1.6mm thick on a lined ring - not sure a patterned
    "washer" yields this in all situations. 

    2. If it's lined, it's not solid mokume. This has proved to be much
    more important to my customers than seamless. 

    But I did definitely understand - after meeting you, I know you
    would only make high quality work - we have two cork boards with
    artist postcards on them - people who do excellent work - and you are
    there, top left corner. So no worries, I completely understood that
    you'd be lining the rings, but perhaps others did not. 

    And check your figures on waste - I'd recommend anyone who wants to
    make mokume gane do this so you can price your work accurately. Easy
    to do, by weighing the billet as received, and throughout the
    patterning process. I think you'll find that some of the more dynamic
    patterns on flat material yield 30%+ waste, prior to cutting to
    whatever shape you need for your project. Total waste figures could
    exceed 40%. Either way, find a good refiner. Send them cookies. 

Chris
Chris Ploof Studio
508.886.6200 EST
www.ChrisPloof.com
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