Thread: Etching Mokume
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Old 07-14-2007, 04:22 PM
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Frank, besides the patterns you see in it, what I like best about mokume is that it changes. I like metals that will take on a patina, which is why I like using bronze so much on my art knives. Good mokume gives makers like us many ways to finish it. You can buff or hand finish it and let it oxidize naturally, you can etch it, you can chemically patinate it. It is easy to do the basics with it, but you can experiment and find new ways to work it. It's one of those materials that begs to be played with, so do it.

Post some pictures and let us know how your experiments work.

David (part time mad scientist in a lab!)


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