Lost Wax Casting Process

August 11, 2013 1 Comment

Lost Wax Casting Process

The majority of our work is crafted at least in part using the lost wax casting process.  As craftsmen we enjoy sharing the process with our customers and anyone interested in learning about this technique.  You can check out the history behind some of our pieces like the Spiral St. Brigid Cross  along with progress shots along the way in many of our blog posts as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Sometimes seeing it for yourself is better!  You can check out a short video of the process below!

 

Lost Wax Casting video demonstration.

 



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Amado Melendez
Amado Melendez

August 26, 2016

Some early literary works allude to lost-wax casting. Columella , a Latin writer of the t century AD, mentions the processing of wax from beehives in Many bronze statues or parts of statues in antiquity were cast using the lost wax process. Theodorus of Samos is commonly associated with bronze casting.

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