I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you ...

Yesterday I tried to understand the lost wax method of bronze casting. First used in ancient China, later deployed by Greek and Roman sculptors to create their lifelike human figures, and still in ...

Laurie Adkins sang as she walked room to room at the Metro Arts Center, using a pair of tongs to hold a metal canister heated to 1,000 degrees. "It's like a dance," she said, announcing the hot ...

What is lost-wax casting? -- Metalworking in Bronze age China -- Was lost-wax casting used in Bronze age China? -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings I: the Xiasi Jin -- Further confirmed lost-wax ...

The process -- The creation and preservation of the original sculpture in solid wax -- Making the reproductory wax -- Retouching the hollow reproductory wax -- Exterior preparation; tie rods, ...

I recently completed a short introductory course to the lost wax casting technique for creating jewelry (I will begin a more in-depth course this fall). I promised to post a blog about the process and ...

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