Casting Bronze,Casting Bronze

 

This description of the Lost Wax process has been extremely simplified and does not begin to address the many in between stages, complications, variations, and the exhausting endurance of hours, days, and months that elapse in the process of creating a single bronze.

 

The steps include:

  1. Armature
  2. Sculpting
  3. Dissection
  4. Making the Mold
  5. Pulling the Wax
  6. Chasing the Wax
  7. Creating the Gating System
  8. Creating the Ceramic Mold
  9. Burning out the Wax
  10. Pouring the Bronze
  11. Removing the Ceramic Mold
  12. Welding the Bronze
  13. Chasing the Metal
  14. Applying the Patina
  15. Final Step
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