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	[Ganoksin] Jewelry Making - Brief Notes on Shakudo
		Shakudo is the Japanese term for a low gold content alloy which usually consists of between 2-7% gold and the rest copper.
		Shakudo obtains a durable, purplish fl surface color when treated with a suitable solution.
		This is used to best effect when the shakudo surface is combined with inlays (mechanical or fusion) which then results in high contrast pattern options.
	www.ganoksin.com /borisat/nenam/shakudo.htm (595 words)

	Mokume Gane - Wedding Rings Wedding Bands Pendants and Ear Rings -- Information and Sales ::
		A: Shakudo is an alloy of copper mixed with a small amount of pure gold.
		It is possible to have an allergic reaction to shakudo, and we don't recommend it to customers who have had reactions to metals such as silver in the past.
		Shakudo is a fascinating metal, but requires a higher level and care than gold, so be aware when you order.
	aslanzephirine.com /faq.html (496 words)

	Society of American Silversmiths - Wood Grained Metal: Mokume-Gane
		Copper and Kuromi-do or Shakudo are used as the basic metal and alloys because of cost, malleability and coloring possibilities.
		The dimensions of the materials are dependent upon the needs of the craftsman in terms of pattern, size, and thickness of the sheets.
		The diffusion is done in the flsmithing forge using metallurgical coke for its capacity to produce sufficient heat and reduction atmosphere.
	www.silversmithing.com /1mokume.htm (2756 words)

	Japanese Swords & Asian Arts - Japanese Sword : Sword-fittings -
		Shakudo and Nanako with gold and silver Takabori Kingin Iroe.
		Shakudo with signature; Hikone Ju Soten wakizashi or katana size.
		Shakudo with gold highlights katana or wakizashi size.
	www.japanszwaard.nl /uk/zwaard-sieraden.html (736 words)

	Shakudo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shakudo (赤銅) is a billon of gold and copper (typically 4% Gold, 96% Copper), mostly designed for its beautiful dark blue-purple patina.
		It was widely used in Japan for the manufacture of katana fittings such as tsuba and yatate.
		Decorative mixed-metal inlays of Japanese origin, also called Amita damascene, are sometimes generally referred to as shakudo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shakudo (132 words)

	Folded Daito by Howard Clark
		They are solid shakudo and worth quite a bit just by themselves as solid shakudo is an expensive material to make.
		With a blade like this I would like to combine the simple polished shakudo fuchi kashira with an antique solid iron sukashi tsuba that would reflect the "old school" feel of this piece.
		The solid shakudo fittings (signed by Howard Clark) are still available and can be purchased as is for $750.
	www.summerchild.com /foldeddaitomk.htm (516 words)

	Shonai Shoami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The dull red color of this tsuba is indicative of the works done in yamagane by this school.
		The raised inlay is in gold, shakudo, silver and bronze (or sentoku-do).
		The mimi (rim) is is covered with a shakudo fukarin (rim cover) in the rozuke style.
	www.ncjsc.org /item_tsuba_shonai_shoami.htm (286 words)

	The Boone Collection - Image Gallery: Japanese Swords
		Shakudo (literally “red copper”;) is a metal alloy that was invented and used exclusively by the Japanese.
		There are fifteen grades of shakudo, all are primarily copper with an inclusion of at least four percent gold, and oftentimes small amounts of other metals.
		When cast, shakudo is a dark copper color but it is most often treated with a boiling or “pickle” solution which results in a rich, velvety fl color with a violet sheen (Gunsaulus 1923:35-36, Rucker 1924:xxiii-xxiv).
	www.fieldmuseum.org /research_Collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/boone/sword_com/sword_com16.html (270 words)

	The Boone Collection - Image Gallery: Japanese Swords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The collector Gunsaulus studied this tsuba, and notes that “the combination of shakudo and brass for the two sides of this tsuba is an uncommon choice of metals.
		The obverse is of the darker medium, and likely is selected to represent the darkness of night passing away at the first touch of dawn suggested by the golden rays of sun rising behind clouds which are tinged with red, being sculpted from copper.
		On the sunny yellow brass reverse, two sparrows in relief of copper and shakudo flutter near a bamboo pole and rope, to which is attached a rattle commonly used to frighten away birds from the rice-fields.
	www.fieldmuseum.org /research_collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/boone/sword_com/sword_com11.html (400 words)

	42119. How to plate Shakudo [Colorado]
		I would like to plate shakudo (4%-6% gold in copper) onto a copper subtrate for subsequent patination.
		Can a standard copper plating system and solution be used with a shakudo anode, or will the copper selectively plate out leaving the gold...
		I think then you can use shakudo anode and cyanide copper solution but alloy plating is not so simple and easy control process, if you need it for industry application try to contact some reputable plating solutions producer.
	www.finishing.com /421/19.shtml (250 words)

	PENTRACE EAST: Japanese Yatate Information Page
		A variety of materials were used to create the yatate such as copper, brass, gold, silver, iron, shibuichi, sentoku, shakudo, ivory, bamboo, rattan, and chinaware.
		Shakudo is a Japanese invention, and has no English equivalent term.
		The coloration, or patina, will come off if you rub it enough, but since shakudo was created with this beautiful patina in mind, it's best left as it is, in its patinated state.
	www.pentrace.net /east/yatate/index.html (1639 words)

	Shakudo Kozuka, Fisherman Under Pine Tree, 17th / 18th
		Shakudo Kozuka, Fisherman Under Pine Tree, 17th / 18th
		DESCRIPTION: A fine shakudo (copper alloy) kozuka with flat inlays (hira-zogan) of gold, silver and copper.
		The design features a fisherman on a dock under an outstretched pine tree, with his creel basket resting near him to hold newly caught fish.
	www.ancienteastantiques.com /items/411424/item411424store.html (145 words)

	Ancient East: Fine Art & Antiques of Asia
		These are crafted with shakudo (copper alloy) bodies, and are hand worked with copper inlays on the feathered heads, silver inlays for their chests, and gold inlays for the beaks, feet and tiny eyes.
		As the tiger is now a protected species, old tiger bone is much sought after and has become increasingly rare.
		The large pine tree and its boughs spreading over the dock are of inlaid copper.
	www.ancienteastantiques.com /directory/Japanese66.html (473 words)

	tosogu.com
		I know this will not be liked all that much by some members of the tosogu community but these items have done nicely on their own for 100's of years, so why do we, as their current caretakers have this over powering and never ending need to fiddle with things.
		By him are the kozuka and menuki in shakudo and gold, orikami by Mitsutaka (Yenjo) ornament dragon (Kemmaki-ryo), Fig.
		I have seen a mitokoro-mono in shakudo, ornamented with dogs of Fo in high relief, each of the menuki consisting of a group of three dogs in gold.
	tosogu.blogspot.com (7981 words)

	Shakudo - Wikipedia
		Shakudo (schwarzes Gold) ist eine traditionelle japanische Metalllegierung die nachweislich seit dem 12.
		Charakteristisch für Shakudo ist seine dunkelbraune bis schwarzviolette Färbung, die erst durch eine Ätzung der Metalloberfläche in einer heißen Salzlösung erreicht wird.
		Auf Grund seiner intensiven Farbe, ist Shakudo eine sehr häufig verwendete Legierung bei der Japanischen Mokume Gane Schmiedetechnik.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shakudo (113 words)

	Lapidary Journal: 18 Layers of Color: Profile on Steve Midgett, Mokume Gane metalsmith
		Shield Form pin/pendant of shakudo, sterling silver, copper, brass, and 18K gold with rubies.
		Then he manipulates the billets by forging, rolling, and carving to develop metal stock with an unlimited number of complex patterns for using in his jewelry.
		For his Disc Form IV neckpiece, Midgett echoed the wood-grain pattern of the mokume gane with a cut-out that resembled the spaces in a wooden log, revealing a smooth treasure underneath.
	www.mokume.com /ljarticle.html (2406 words)

	Art Metal Gallery From Earthshine
		This piece is one of the few examples of platinum/shakudo mokume in existence, a combination of unusual metals which has been pioneered by Steve.
		This is the pendant that Steve chose as the focal point of the cover of his new book on mokume.
		It is titled simply "Pod Form" Pendant and utilizes sterling silver, shakudo, copper, brass, and 18K gold with 1.42 carats of princess cut tsavorite garnets.
	www.mokume.com /wedding_rings_artgallery.html (232 words)

	John Carnes Wedding Bands
		That block or "billet" is then manipulated in different ways to expose the characteristic patterning.
		Shakudo, 24K, 22K, 14K, Silver, Chalcedony, and Diamonds.
		These rings were hand sculpted, each from a single billet, one inch square.
	home1.gte.net /vze1yped/WeddingBands.htm (194 words)

	AmericanBowieII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The fittings are charcoal blued iron with an interesting tiger strip affect on the flats.
		The seppa is gold plated nickel silver and the spacer between the ferrule and the handle is shakudo.
		The shakudo spacer was gold plated and then the rim was polished and patinated deep purple.
	www.dfoggknives.com /AmericanBowieII.htm (98 words)

	NIHONTO.COM:ITEMS FOR SALE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is made of dark and rich shakudo with a design of waves and sea spray carved delicately into the plate.
		The characters are done in shakudo, silver, gold and copper and very are detailed.
		The theme matches that of the tsuba in that they are made of shakudo with warriiors thrashing through the waves.
	www.nihonto.com /3.1.05.html (453 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fuchi kashira is of snow cranes done in shakudo and takabori relief signed Kazuyoshi.
		Menuki of cranes done in shakudo skuashi bori and iroe.
		Shibuichi Tsuba is of plum flowers and crane done in zogan takbori with gold silve iroe, unsigned.
	www.ryumado.com /gallery/kotetsu.html (109 words)

	So what is a tsuba?
		A harder alloy than shakudo it has a silvery grey appearance when pickled.) Although the iron was an early development, it reemerged later as artists, such as Goto Ichijo, rebelled against the overly ornate and structured form which the tsuba gained.
		a welding of layers of copper and shakudo which is then carved to give the impression of a carved laquer.
		The tsuba could be fashioned of coiled dragons or it could be a simple shakudo background for a carved swirl.
	ils.unc.edu /~allen/tmain.html (758 words)

	Product Info on mokume gane, diamonds, 4 C's, platinum, colored gold, shakudo, palladium and sterling silver.
		Shakudo is a Japanese alloy made of 96% copper and 4% fine gold.
		It has a natural dark patina and, if worn away by sand or chemicals, it will naturally re-darken through contact with water, air, the skin, and chemicals such as ammonia.
		It is becoming very popular for use in jewelry, but was originally found in the aerospace industry.
	www.krikawa.com /info/metal-info.htm (2094 words)

	Mokume Gane
		This is Mokume Gane of 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, and Shakudo.
		This is a broach of Montana Agate set with Mokume Gane of 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, and Shakudo.
		These rings are made of the Mokume Gane of 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, and Shakudo.
	www.preciousmetalsmith.com /mokume_gane.htm (236 words)

	Boone Titanium Rings
		This combination has a great contrast with Shakudo, a gold/copper alloy and sterling silver interlaced into an ingot and twisting them together to form this inlay.
		The Shakudo is darkened to a bronze color for extra contrast.
		The two metals both contrast well with the titanium, and a very unique look is achieved.
	www.boonerings.com /htmpages/shakudoandsilvertwist.htm (69 words)

	VON MORENBERG - Casa d'aste in Trento
		in shakudo di media qualità, con oro e argento.
		in shakudo di media qualità, scuola Icone Bori, con ronin e drago in oro ed argento.
		fuchi-kashira, medium-quality shakudo, Icone Bori school, showing ronin fighting with a dragon in gold and silver.
	www.vonmorenberg.com /catalogo01/categoria02.html (414 words)

	Japanese Shakudo Box
		These pieces were showcased in expositions throughout the Victorian Age.
		This brass, Shakudo mix metal box, is an example of such a piece.
		It features five, animated, parading male characters in repousse across the center top, adorned with shakudo, appliqued mixed metal, birds, flowers and insects.
	www.langantiques.com /detail.php?nu=160-1-353&row=row141 (91 words)

	More Early Soft Metal Tsuba
		Ko Kinko means old gold worker, and is usually applied to relatively ornate, early non-Goto, non-Mino shakudo and yamagane fittings.
		The relief is carved rather than stamped (other than the nanako) and shows traces of lacquer.
		The active design of flowers, leaves, buds with rope-like and swirling elements is unusual and engaging.
	home.earthlink.net /~jggilbert/irogane3.htm (447 words)

	Shakudo and Shibuichi Metals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The approximate melting point is 1900°F and the annealing range is 1150 to 1350°F. The first known use of this alloy was in cast form during the Han Dynasty in China.
		Firescale must be completely removed by abrasive or chemical means prior to patination or the color will appear blotchy.
		Rub a small amount of the solution on to the alloy with a Q-tip or soft cloth until the desired color is achieved.
	www.reactivemetals.com /Data_Instructions/ShiningWave/d_ShakShibu.html (539 words)

	Shakudo Suppliers from the Largest World-Wide Directory - Distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers of shakudo
		Shakudo Suppliers from the Largest World-Wide Directory - Distributors, manufacturers, and wholesalers of shakudo
		PowerSourcing is your best source for finding shakudo suppliers.
		Use our expansive on-line directory to source shakudo and other products and services from thousands of suppliers.
	www.powersourcing.com /sf/shakudo.htm (71 words)

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