Mokume Gane Earrings

[wizard]

Made this pair of earrings from a small leftover 1/4" length of 14 mm diameter piece of Mokume Gane from my guild submission. Ran it through my rolling mill until oval. Shaped with grinder. Polished to 600 grit. Rubbed with Feldspar Patina Prep, rinsed with hot water and patinated.
Gave them to my wife...Thanks for looking. Doc

 

[mark james]

Beautiful earings Doc! And they match your's wife's pen

 

[Donovan]

Sensational is all I can say

Question, what is patina prep?

Donovan

 

[PR_Princess]

Those are beautiful!!!

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice pen and ear rings Doc.

 

[wizard]

Thank you all for the kind words!

Sensational is all I can say

Question, what is patina prep?

Donovan

Donovan,
Patina Prep is a combination of feldspar and acid that is used to prepare the three metal mokume gane by cleaning, polishing and etching the outer surface.....Feldspar is a mineral abrasive enough to shear metal without smearing one layer of metal onto another.
Doc

 

[wizard]

Someone asked me about how to make the earrings... so here are a few pictures when I was making another set. Doc

 

[wizard]

and finishing.. before and after patina.. only jump rings and loops left to attach..... Doc

 

[Donovan]

Thank you all for the kind words!

Sensational is all I can say

Question, what is patina prep?

Donovan

Donovan,
Patina Prep is a combination of feldspar and acid that is used to prepare the three metal mokume gane by cleaning, polishing and etching the outer surface.....Feldspar is a mineral abrasive enough to shear metal without smearing one layer of metal onto another.
Doc

Thanks Doc