| THE
ART. . . |
| A Wax Carving is created. The wax is a mixture of beeswax and
paraffin. |
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| THE SPRU. . . |
| The wax figure is mounted in a SPRU, which is like wax straws that
will allow to bronze to flow into the piece. The figure and spru are coated with ceramic
and fired into a hard mold. During the firing process, the wax is melted away, leaving an
exact mold of the figure. |
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| THE
POUR |
| Bronze (mixture of copper and tin (or maybe other metals)) is melted in a crucible. |
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| The mold is pre-heated just before "the pour". |
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| Molten Bronze is poured into the mold. |
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| After the mold cools, the mold is roughly removed from the piece
and will be cleaned more delicately later. |
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| A patina can be added to the piece to make it uniform in color and
to give it more character. |
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| THE
FINISH. . . |
| A Bronze Figure is created. Title 8th Century B.C.
Technically this is a "mixed media" piece since I used Bronze, Oak and
Limestone. |
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