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gollum

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Its not a knife but it is forged
using Brass Copper and Nickel silver

this Skull sculpture was made from a massive billet
a 1.5" round bar and is a custom order

I would think one of the biggest chunks of Mokume around

anyway...pics really don't reveal the colours and texture like having this in your hand ...
it weighs in at 352grams and its over 2 1/2" tall

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thanks for looking

comments are welcome
 
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bushidomosquito

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Damn, that's a massive chunk of mokume! I've made a few pieces but nothing that size. What's your setup for bonding the layers?
 

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thankyou guys....
Obi, I wish I could be a fulltime maker .. there is no way I could live from the income generated
I have always spent lots of time and energy making things because I love to be creative in the workshop
I think the next step to making this a living is when certain elements gets lost
I am only posting my wares here at CPF and I get plenty of work from that
Bushido send me an email if you like
Norm if you ever have a get together in Brissy I will bring it:)
cheers Jason
 

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Thanks Chance
unfortunately I am never thinking about taking pics when I am making
 

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Made a new skull
large and beautiful mokume
it has 2 tapped holes in the back for attaching to something
I was thinking custom bike or hot rod
but anything goes

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last pic for size reference
thats an A3 eos Ti light from my keychain
needless to say this is a BIG piece of mokume
1 1/2" 38mm round and a good 3/4" 20mm thick
pics are a poor representation of this item,to hold it in the sunlight takes the breath away
and then the texture .... the ridges are created by etching in ferric chloride
the copper,brass and nickel silver etch at a different rate creating the texture
which is revealed after a light polish


thanks for looking
Jason
 

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I have seen some of your work in previous threads I think mostly daggers and skulls :cool:

The Skull in the OP is on another level. As Norm said it is a brilliant use of the "natural grain" in your medium.

I'm assuming you must have seen the finished product in the billet you started with for it to be so perfect.

Again well done!
 

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Hi Launch Mini...
cheers mate :twothumbs

Cheers also to ToyTank... very kind words and appreciated ,
I draw the design on there to see how proportions and alignment of grain is going to work out ....
I always do that quite a few times but then you have to take a breath and start shaping filing & carving the detail in

mokume is a magical thing that always seems to end up looking beautiful anyway
but something that I always say.... photos don't do them justice
the deep texture and colours don't show with a 2 dimensional pic

I was talking to others here at CPF about interference colours and the effect of sunlight etc
because the texture is so deep aswell it all lights up when its in your hand ,and the feel of it too is something else

a good piece of damascus or mokume when given a nice deep texture
can be sharp and bitey or polished slightly to make a silky but strange alive feel to it sort of like a snake moving across you fingertips
as the lines of you fingerprints align with or jump over the micro ridges in the piece

it is something that can seduce you and obsess you (oops long winded dribble 'off' :twak:...:eek:)

thanks for looking everyone your kind words are appreciated always Jason
 

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just thought I would bump this up
in post #14 above ... this is available for sale
I really don't have much time to be on the computer but ...
anyone wanting a truly unique and beautiful mokume skull here it is
as anyone knows,skulls have always had a cool factor that can't be beat
well this is one skull that goes to the top of my list as cool
I'm asking $500 shipped worldwide
insurance is $32.50 extra

my paypal is [email protected]

I also have a thread at the mktplace in wts misc
get a discount for additional purchases
thanks for looking
 
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Had to google Mokume .... learn something new and interesting every day! Beautiful work, I can only imagine the effort to do this. Craftsman are becoming rarer and rarer.

Cheers!
 

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Thanks SemiMan
If I ever win the Lottery I would make mokume using gold silver and platinum

there are artists out there who make jewellery using precious metals
James Binion is one, I spoke to him about a billet he made...
it was a 1cm cube of gold and palladium and came in at $20,000
he makes the most exquisite rings
 
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