An extraordinary pair of wedding rings forged in Jabin Mokume Gane
Today we show a small documentation of the making of a special pair of wedding rings. The special thing about it is the forging technique and the design. This is the Japanese forging technique Mokume Gane, which creates wonderfully natural-looking patterns and structures. The result of the work is not entirely random, but is always unique due to the hand forging process. This means that within a certain basic pattern of this technique, there are variations in the lines, arcs, stars and the appearance of the different precious metals on the surface. We hope you enjoy scrolling through and commenting on the article.
Markus Wiesner is currently forging your Mokume Gane wedding rings - Click on the picture to see more impressions from the workshop.
Short video summary of the production of these extraordinary wedding rings
Complete picture documentation of the extraordinary Jabin wedding rings
1) Mokume Gane sheets stacked and clamped
2) Wrapped in a protective atmosphere, the sheets are welded together to form a solid bond
3) The finished welded mokume gane block after cooling
4) Mokume Gane ingots freed from the steel tongs
5) Rolling, forging and intermediate annealing begins
6) Rolling to length
7) Mokume Gane billet is rolled until the correct length is reached. Continuous intermediate annealing is necessary.
8) The Mokume Gane torsion. This creates part of the later pattern. Further patterning steps follow later.
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21) Wedding ring dress. Existing wedding rings are worked into the inside of the Mokume Gane wedding rings
22) Wedding ring dress. The existing rings were ground slightly flat on the outside for incorporation.
23)Wedding rings are now milled out for the insertion of the existing rings
24) The old wedding rings are already pressed in here on the inside
25) The wedding rings are trimmed and profiled
26) Now only the princess cut diamond is missing in the ladies' ring
27) Finished. Mokume Gane wedding rings with integrated older wedding rings.
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