[Jewelry making - Article 00487] - [Orchid] [Mokume-Gane] Seamless Join Band Ring

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    Well off I go in yet another direction. 

    I have recently begun to try my hand (again) at Mokume.  But I
    am failing to come up with a satisfactory solution to the
    following.  A seamless join in a mens band. 

    I am creating a ring (band) with the traditional wood grain
    pattern.  What I am failing at is creating a band with the grain
    running horizontally around the ring, with a "seamless" join
    where the ends meet to form the band.. 

    This is a sandwich of green, yellow and red gold with silver in
    between for etching to "raise the grain" 

    I probably would be happy with my results if I hadn't, some time
    ago, seen a beautiful mens band, with mokume running around the
    band "a seamless flow where you could not find an end or
    beginning of the pattern".  This "mokume pattern" appeared to be
    welded to a yellow gold band with a rolled edge trim.  Although
    I'm sure it's possible (I think) to have the yellow gold "base"
    incorporated into the billet and hammer forming the rolled edge.
    Wonderful work!  

    Now I can "fake" this effect by adding metal pieces at the join
    and welding.  But I don't think this is the proper technique. 
    And getting it attached to the yellow gold band with a rolled
    edge, well I haven't even attemped this yet. 

    Any Mokume workers out there that are willing to share their 
    expertise? 

TIA

John g


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