mokume-gane

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A Japanese metalworking process which produces a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Mokume-gane translates closely to "wood grain metal" or "wood eye metal" and describes the way metal takes on the appearance of natural wood grain.
mokume-gane
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024