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<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe watchband from my last blog posting<\/a> consisted of bulls eye cane slices. The links in this watchband have a mokume-gane pattern. How did that happen? This is an “enhanced” version of the “multiple canes” technique described extensively in my book Patterns of Color in Metal Clay<\/a><\/em>, pp. 39-49.<\/p>\n The twist is that instead of the die with a circle hole, I used the tube adapter disc as a die.<\/p>\n 1. Make a stack of alternating circles, slightly smaller than 2″ in diameter: 3 copper circles, 6 cards thick; 3 bronze (Quick-fire or Brilliant Bronze) circles, 3 cards thick; and 3 steel (any type), 1 card thick.<\/p>\n 2. Unlike in the previous watchband, load the stack in the ClayMill Extruder<\/a> with the copper circle on top (close to the die). Insert the tube adapter die in the cap.<\/p>\n 3. Extrude the stack. There should be no leftovers in the extruder.<\/p>\n 4. Bundle the multiple canes.<\/p>\n 5. Roll the canes with your palms into a single cane.<\/p>\n 6. Twist the new consolidated cane.<\/p>\n 7. Re-roll the twisted cane into an even cylinder shape.<\/p>\n 8. Wrap the cane with a 2-card layer of copper clay.<\/p>\n 9. Place the cane on a warming plate and roll it back and forth until it is half dry. Then place it in a miter box (if you have one). Cut off a slice of each end of the cane. <\/p>\n 10. Stick an eyelet at the top of each slice cut from the end of the cane to make a pair of earrings. Dry the earrings.<\/p>\n 11. Cut the rest of the cane into slices, leaving enough room for side holes.<\/p>\n 12. stick a needle through the side of each slice to mark the place of the side holes.<\/p>\n 13. Dry the slices. some of them may have small cracks in them.<\/p>\n 14. Fill the cracks and dry again. Sand both sides of the slices smmoth.<\/p>\n 15. Enlarge the side holes with a drill bit or a round file.<\/p>\n 16. Fire the slices and the earrings at mid-fire schedule.<\/p>\n 17. Finish the pieces following the instructions in the document entitled “Finishing Fired Metal Clay<\/a>” on this blog.<\/p>\n Will the ClayMill Extruder allow us to move beyond jewelry?<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n