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 ...

In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

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 ...

To begin with, her face was almost unrecognizable. But, with each strike of the hammer, her features began to take shape. By the time Ercel Johnson paused to wipe his brow, the visage of Sacagawea ...

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 ...

The lost-wax process is a method for creating moulds for metal casting. It is commonly used by artists and sculptors to make moulds for casting metal statues. The lost-wax process is a method for ...

* Sculpture is cut into pieces and covered with liquid silicone rubber, to make several two-part molds. * The original sculpture is made of a wax-based clay called plasticene. * Sculpture is cut into ...