Twist & Burr
Greetings Students!
Thank you for taking our Twist & Burr Mokume Gane Ring class online! This page provides all of the links and videos from the class. Enjoy and let us know if you have questions. To view the videos larger, tap “Watch on YouTube”.
Twist & Burr Office Hour:
Thursday, May 21st at 1pm Pacific | 9pm GMT | 6am AEST.
Same Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/2672694245?pwd=OU5OLzBxTjBmU0VGbHE2L2VZdnJHdz09
Bring your work, questions, trials, and tribulations back to share with Anne and the class.
Links shared in class:
Visit San Diego Jewelry Lab for links to our free online Zoom gatherings and our resource-packed Padlet (all free): sandiegojewelrylab.weebly.com
AMAZING learning opportunities in the UK:
westdean.ac.uk (England) and gartmorehouse.com (Scotland).
Student Instagram links:
Vikki: instagram.com/vtchen2015
Annette: Website: 3rdbenchstudio.com | instagram.com/3rdbenchstudiotucson
Leigh: instagram.com/Lillyperkinsstudios/
Valerie: instagram.com/conerwayvalerie
Yoko: instagram.com/yokorover
Mark: thesilverroom.com.au/ | instagram.com/thesilverroom01
Recommended Sources
Hand Vise: micromark.com/Super-Hand-Vise
Nicholson file: most hardware stores.
Planishing/forging hammer: Contenti.com
Renaissance wax and No Name Patina, and Baldwin’s Patina: Reactivemetals.com
Mokume gane rod - copper/brass 6mm is most affordable. watch out for the larger dimensions, you'll need a large wire rolling mill to roll it down to 6 or 5mm for most applications: Reactivemetals.com
Purchased from Rio Grande:
Sanding discs: Item#337228
Mandrel for Sanding discs: Item#333128
400 polishing paper: Item#337301
Liver of sulfur : Item#331033
Connect to the World of Mokume
Why you don’t want a copper and silver mokume gane ring.
mokume-gane.com/2015/07/06/why-you-dont-want-a-copper-and-silver-mokume-gane-ring/
Facebook Groups (ask on Facebook to join)
Mokume Gane group for all
Mokume Gane
Mokume masters
Norio Tamagawa: gyokusendo.com
Steve Midgett: mokume.com
Francesca Urciuoli - francesca.u.jewellery
James Binnion - @james_binnion_metal_arts
Chris Ploof - @chris_ploof_designs
Eric Burris - @mokumeganeworkshops
Ryuhei Sako - @ryhuheisako
Artur Skrocki - @skrockyjewellery
Susa Makoto - @susamakoto1975
Joe Davy - @instagram.com/joedavy_maker/A
Anni Kagovere - @annikagoveremetalwork
Laminated Metal Tech - @lmtpatternedmetals
Osukchun - instagram.com/ohseokcheon
Chiaki Aikawa - @chiaki_aikawa
Christopher Sklba - @christophersklba
Arn Krebs - @arnkrebs
Ponk Smithi - @ponksmithi
Birgit Doesborg - @doesdesign_nl
Books & Papers
Ring blank length chart (most accurate I've found).
International Ring Size conversion Chart.
Textbook of Mokume Gane by Masaki Takahashi (look for English version).
Mokume Gane History a paper by Chris Ploof and James Binion’s.
Doming Silver Beads: Step-By-Step Instructions for Making Your Own Silver Beads by Nancy M. Howland shared by Dale for our bead-curious folks.
Thank you! Keep your mokume mojo going! Mark your calendar for our free Sawing Circle!
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