FAQ

• The Uncoated Metal Policy: We leave our flame-painted finishes on copper 100% bare because liquid resins and commercial clear coats completely change light refraction, instantly turning the vibrant, natural copper oxide layers grey or muddy.

• The Wear and Fading Expectation: Because the metal is unsealed, friction, sweat, and daily wear will naturally fade the iridescent reds and oranges over time, eventually returning the piece to its raw metallic baseline colors.

• The $15 Re-Color Service: To manage the lifespan of the metal responsibly, you can mail your faded piece back to our Boone, NC studio anytime to have us pickle away skin oils, hand-polish the surface, and re-fire it under the torch to lock a brand-new bloom of color onto the jewelry.

• Soldered Mokume (Wire-Matrix) vs. Mokume Gane: Our Soldered Mokume is a separate standalone art form from Traditional Mokume Gane. Traditional Mokume relies on flat sheet diffusion bonding, while our process tightly twisted wires, flooding them with a silver-copper eutectic solder via capillary action to create precise geometric mosaics.

• How We Make Our Mokume Gane: We stack alternating layers of raw copper and premium Argentium silver, bind them tightly with stainless steel wire, and use the direct flame of a torch to permanently fuse the layers together into a solid multi-metal block.

• The Green Skin Reaction: A green mark is a harmless, natural oxidation reaction between your skin oils and raw copper. It is a universal trait of the raw material rather than a defect in the craftsman's technique or the metal quality and even Sterling Silver can do it because its 7.4% copper.