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| Bronze Balls |
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| Container for bronze. |
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| Pouring the bronze balls |
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| Bronze pony emerging. |
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| Thing that spins the melted metal into the "mold." |
Casting a small piece was a new experience...different than the sculpture process, yet same idea.
Shaped the pony in wax. Invested (surrounded by liquid compound). Burned out (wax pony figure melted), leaving negative space (where wax pony was). Little bronze balls poured into a ceramic container, melted by torch (held in my hand). Once it melts, the thing spins around, throwing the melted metal into mold. Dip it in water, the composition dissolves, leaving the bronze pony.
Saw off spurs, file, polish, voila.
(Certainly would be nice if Picasa would let me line up the photos)
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