moeman
Enlightened
Re: Sorta looks like a Killer
It is still beautiful.
Thanks for the info and pics!
chris
It is still beautiful.
Thanks for the info and pics!
chris
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I have another 5/8" bar on order, and I'm hoping to shoe-horn in a mini FluPic and slightly larger Li-Ion battery in the next one.
It really is beautiful.
Apparently, one of the major players at XPM is a big-time authority on real mokume.
From what I understand, the majority of their production is in tubes, to be cut for rings and other jewelry.
I have some good contacts in the jewelry biz, and I've sent out some feelers for these tubes. Seems like they're ready made for flashlight fab. You'd have to figure out a solid end for the tail, but that shouldn't be too difficult. Plug the tube with platinum, or some such.
And, generally speaking, there aren't a lot of shiny metal antiques kicking around. Maybe I will go for the subdued, non-shiny look after all.
It looks better without the patina. Nobody is ever going to believe that an LED flashlight is old enough to be that oxidized, so you might as well enjoy the shiny metal now and enjoy the patina when it's actually old enough to have one.
Just waiting now for my new 90mA drivers to arrive and then John can have some fun taking photos, too.