MASTER CLASS: Mokume Gane
2024 dates TBA
9.30am – 3.00pm
£190.00 plus materials
Course aims:Mokume Gane is a Japanese metalworking procedure which produces a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Mokume Gane translates from Japanese closely to “wood grain metal”, describing the way the metal takes on the appearance of natural wood grain.
On this course, students will learn how to create a billet of Mokume Gane, how to forge the billet into a ring, and how to apply a patina to accentuate the colours of the metal’s surface.
Learning outcomes:
Day 1
- 9:30am: Begin with a demo of fusing a billet and grinding the billet- in order to give the students an idea of what they will be doing
- 10:00am: Cleaning the metal and stacking. Students clean the surface of metal, prep and stack the layers with flux in between
- 11:00am: Binding. Students wrap the the billet in binding wire several times
- 11:30am: Fusing. One at a time, students heat the billet to fuse the layers
- 12:30pm: Lunch
- 1:30pm: Grinding and chiselling. Parts of the billet will be ground or cut away to expose layers underneath
- 3:00pm: End Day 1
Day 2
- 9:30am: Hammering, and milling billets flat, annealing often
- 11:00am: Form the billet into a wire, in order to form a ring or other item
- 12:15pm: Demo patina
- 12:30pm: Lunch
- 1:15pm: Solder, file and buff items
- 2:30pm: Patina finished items and polish
- 3:00pm: End
Your tutor:
TBA.
Details:
A maximum of eight places are available on this course, with a minimum of six participants required for the course to run. Full payment is required to secure a place. We can take card payments over the phone – please note the cost of the day is not refundable. Once payment is received we will send an email confirming your place on the course – just let us know if you would like a place by calling 01582 833800.
Participants will need to bring their own silver or purchase the necessary quantity from us.