Originally posted by path914: The wood grain looking metal is called Mokume Gane and is originally an old form of Japanese metal working that is becoming more and more popular lately. The surrounding ring shank appears to be tungsten carbide which is also becoming more fashionable due to its low cost and scratch resistance.
Ding ding ding! Two points! Right on both accounts.... I'm not sure if I'm set on that center color/grain, but I'm either gonna do tungsten or titanium for the shank... Partially because it looks cool, and partially because I will scratch the hell out of anything softer. Anything I should look for? I have about a year....
There are benefits and negatives to both metals. I'll take this to PMs to avoid hyjacking the original thread.
