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Your Custom Mokume Gane Ring - Choosing Your Palette
Posted by Susan Freda on
One of the first choices you may make in designing your custom mokume gane ring is which palette you would like! There are many possibilities, each metal combination offers a different look.
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Your Custom Mokume Gane Ring - Choosing Your Palette
Posted by Susan Freda on
One of the first choices you may make in designing your custom mokume gane ring is which palette you would like! There are many possibilities, each metal combination offers a different look.
Read more
A Unique Alternative to Traditional Men's Wedding Bands
Posted by Susan Freda on
When it comes to wedding bands, many men are seeking new options that stand out from the usual simple gold or platinum rings. Today’s grooms want something that reflects and allows them to express their personal style and interests. We want to introduce you to a "new" old art form called Mokume Gane. A niche that is gaining popularity, offering both an earthy aesthetic and environmental significance.
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A Unique Alternative to Traditional Men's Wedding Bands
Posted by Susan Freda on
When it comes to wedding bands, many men are seeking new options that stand out from the usual simple gold or platinum rings. Today’s grooms want something that reflects and allows them to express their personal style and interests. We want to introduce you to a "new" old art form called Mokume Gane. A niche that is gaining popularity, offering both an earthy aesthetic and environmental significance.
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Arn's Latest Metal Patterning in Mokume
Posted by Susan Freda on
Arn recently completed some beautiful custom mokume wedding rings featuring stones, so we wanted to share these and talk about different options for stone setting and showing off a statement stone!
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Arn's Latest Metal Patterning in Mokume
Posted by Susan Freda on
Arn recently completed some beautiful custom mokume wedding rings featuring stones, so we wanted to share these and talk about different options for stone setting and showing off a statement stone!
Read more
Your Custom Mokume Tri Color Ring & The Beauty of Nature
Posted by Susan Freda on
Mokume is a beautiful craft dating back to 17th century Japan for use in sword-making, characterized by a woodgrain like appearance of many layers of different metals fused together to make one piece. This specialized technique of successfully forging together sheets of metal into one billet so that they are bonded and structurally sound requires great skill and years of experience as a metalsmith.
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Your Custom Mokume Tri Color Ring & The Beauty of Nature
Posted by Susan Freda on
Mokume is a beautiful craft dating back to 17th century Japan for use in sword-making, characterized by a woodgrain like appearance of many layers of different metals fused together to make one piece. This specialized technique of successfully forging together sheets of metal into one billet so that they are bonded and structurally sound requires great skill and years of experience as a metalsmith.
Read more
Mokume Metals By Palette
Posted by Susan Freda on
We often get questions about metal palette colors, and we've noticed sometimes it seems unclear which metals are which, especially because the colors can look different in the context of different palettes! So we've created these diagrams of a few of our more popular palettes to help point out which metals are which.
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Mokume Metals By Palette
Posted by Susan Freda on
We often get questions about metal palette colors, and we've noticed sometimes it seems unclear which metals are which, especially because the colors can look different in the context of different palettes! So we've created these diagrams of a few of our more popular palettes to help point out which metals are which.