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Lost Wax Method

The Lost Wax Method of bronze casting is ages old and one of the most interesting processes to create art known.  It consists of thirteen major steps and numerous more intermittent steps depending on the size and complexity of the art work.

         Step One - Completion of the Original

   Step Two - Master Mold

      Step Three - Completion of Wax Replica

   Step Four - Adding Sprues and Gates

   Step Five - Investment or Second Mold

   Step Six - Wax Melt & Investment Cure

   Step Seven - Bronze Pour

   Step Eight - Remove Investment

   Step Nine - Investment Clean by Sandblasting

   Step Ten - Plasma Torch

   Step Eleven - Welding

   Step Twelve - Metal Chase and Finishing

   Step Thirteen - Patina

   Step Thirteen - Base

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