Mokume-Gane: The Art & Science of Japanese Wood-Grain Metal Mokume-gane (木目金) is a Japanese metal-lamination technique in which alternating layers of dissimilar metals are fused, forged, and painstakingly sculpted until fluid, organic striations emerge—striations so reminiscent of timber that early admirers nicknamed the material “wood-grain metal.” Unlike modern printed or plated imitations, true mokume-gane gains […]