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osage outlaw:
From Wikipedia:
Mokume-gane is a Japanese metalworking procedure which produces a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns, as well as that laminate itself. 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.


You can make that from quarters because of their metal content.  I saved up a bunch from the year we got married.  I forged welded some of them together today and made a heart for my wife as a small anniversary gift.  It's not perfect but it turned out decent.  She liked it.  I tried 3 stacks of 16 quarters.  I was only successful with one.  It's hard to wire tie a stack of quarters together tight enough to work. 

 

Pat B:
Nice, Clint. Lots of history in that one little heart.  8)

Trapper Rob:
Turned out nice Clint

KHalverson:
wonderful.
did you have to flux?
i also wonder if a fella could tack weld the quarters together with tig and a high nickel rod.

osage outlaw:
No flux.  You can tig weld them.  All I have is a flux core mig welder and that won't work.  I tried wiring them together and it was a pain and didn't work very well.  Next time I'm going to make a simple clamp out of scrap flat bar and bolts. 

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