Published: Aug. 06, 2011
Words: 24,159 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465825735

Short description

Cast your own small bronze. A complete tutorial taking you step by step through an easily achievable casting project for professional sculptors and hobbyists. The method described in this manual is called the thin ceramic shell, lost wax technique as used by commercial foundries. The method has been scaled down for domestic usage.

Extended description

This book demystifies the bronze casting process. Follow the step by step instructions and make a small bronze object in your backyard in less than a week.

The method described in this manual is theceramic shell, lost wax technique, the easiest way for the home founder to make a small sculpture to a high degree of quality at little cost and with easily found tools and materials.
This is the same method implemented by professional art foundries. We have simply scaled it down and adapted some aspects of the process to make it easy for anyone to complete successfully in a few days without any heavy equipment. (Read more) This book demystifies the bronze casting process. Follow the step by step instructions and make a small bronze object in your backyard in less than a week.

The method described in this manual is theceramic shell, lost wax technique, the easiest way for the home founder to make a small sculpture to a high degree of quality at little cost and with easily found tools and materials.
This is the same method implemented by professional art foundries. We have simply scaled it down and adapted some aspects of the process to make it easy for anyone to complete successfully in a few days without any heavy equipment.

The book takes you through all the steps necessary, from making the original sculpture in wax to finishing the final bronze reproduction.

The manual will introduce you to the basics of wax working, "sprueing" a wax model, mixing and applying a ceramic slurry, making your own crucible and making an efficient yet affordable furnace, melting and pouring the metal and finally chasing the bronze before applying a simple patina.

Advanced casting techniques such as hollow casting are discussed in later chapters of the manual.

"...one of the best books on the subject and will become the foundation standard of small time casting in the future."
Glen P. Michigan
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Tags

sculpture, modeling, furnace, casting, crucible, sculpting, bronze, molding, mold making, wax, metal art, foundry, art guid, lost wax

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Videos

Bronze casting made easy...
A short video showing some of the techniques described in the manual: baking a ceramic shell, melting and pouring bronze into a mold...

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Review by: John Perry on Oct. 08, 2012 :
I found the book easy to read and very detailed with lots of photos. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in casting bronze.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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