A better machinist…? I find that hard to believe. Do you use a carbide parting tool?
When I finished the grooves on the tail it still looked a bit over weight. I didn’t envision holes in the tail but that’s what I got. I am worried the tail (and head) might look too busy and detract from the mokume body.
Next is making a switch retaining ring. Then I’ll be at a bit of a cross roads. I think it looks pretty cool with a straight body as is. In which case I might have enough space to bore out the body some more to use 21700 cells. However my initial thoughts were to have a tapered, rippled or curvy body to pronounce the mokume grain.
… I’m still thinking my initial idea.
It doesn’t really show up in the pic but the grooves on the tail are not quite as deep (and wide) as on the head, I thought I had this suss’d 
So many things let me know how much I still have to learn about machining 
I think it looks really wonderful as it is now 
, but considering the battery tube is made of mokume I can understand that it deserves emphasizing with a suitable texture 
Thanks djozz, I think I’ll go ahead with shaping the body somehow.
Switch retainer is done.
Beautiful work! I’m looking forward to seeing the body with some shaping.
Nice.
Awesome work in TI. Some etching in the mokume will make my drool puddle bigger than it already is.
Is the body of that light going to look something like this?
Yes, similar to that but not nearly as nice. The twist is… well… less twisty and as I mentioned in the OP one side doesn’t show any copper. Pic with one of the bars for reference.
My brother has a bead blaster. Shall I spray the ti ?
I was going to do this but am in 2 minds about it now.
I wasn’t happy with the switch retaining ring so I made that again today. It makes the switch that little bit harder to press.
Before
after
After that I assembled it with orings in place to check for water tightness in my water feature in the backyard. I’m not 100% on the bezel orings and might make some adjustment there but it otherwise survived the dunking without ingress. Of course, tried for a glamour shot…. but you know ….
Do you still have my address?
Looks great 
Every bit as desirable as a Tain and then some.
Oh, you want that spare pocket clip back? :laughing: :laughing:
Thanks buddy
That’s kind of you to say but I’m not in the same league.
It’s a pity the layering can’t be seen all the way around. I really like the look of it 
Outstanding Pink! Not in the same league? Of course not, you’ve created a new one! Tremendous amount of detail work, jealous as all get out over here…
I have a short bar of Mokume Gane and a short bare of Timascus, haven’t decided exactly what to do with them. Won’t be anywhere near what you’ve achieved with this one I know…
I think me and Steve are going to drink some brewskies and beat ourselves up over how we fail…
I wouldn’t abrasive blast the Ti.
I would complain to the seller bout the uniformity of the pattern. I know Mokume ain’t cheap. Might get a replacement for another build.
It still is a work of art. Love it…