lost-wax
Mold-making sculpture method
Lost-wax is a method of metal casting where a wax model is coated in clay or plite, then heated so the wax melts and drains away, leaving a hollow mold.
Molten metal fills the cavity, producing a precise replica of the original.
The technique dates back millennia and remains standard for fine sculpture and jewelry: a lost-wax bronze casting.
Shaping through liquid form
- moldForm-giving container
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- hollowEmpty within
plaster · crucible · molten metal · pouring · dewaxing · core · vents · gates
Copper-tin alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- RodinFrench bronze sculptor
- DegasFrench Impressionist's surname
patina · foundry · artist · monument · bust · equestrian · Renaissance · Donatello
Precious metal artisan
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- ringClosed curve shape
- silverLustrous white precious metal
intricate · delicate · detailed · gemstone setting · custom · handcrafted · artisan · metalsmith
Very old indeed
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- AshantiAkan people of Ghana
Shang dynasty · Greek · Roman · pre-Columbian · ceremonial · ritual objects · archaeological · traditional
Rotating airfoils for power
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- dentalRelating to teeth
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
components · prototype · thin walls · superalloys · titanium · medical implants · reproducibility · tolerances
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- moldForm-giving container
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
hollow · plaster · crucible · molten metal · pouring · dewaxing · core · vents · gates · runner
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- RodinFrench bronze sculptor
Degas · patina · foundry · artist · monument · bust · equestrian · Renaissance · Donatello · edition
goldsmith
Precious metal artisan
silver · intricate · delicate · detailed · gemstone setting · custom · handcrafted · artisan · metalsmith · pickle
ancient
Very old indeed
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- YorubaNigerian people and language
Ashanti · Shang dynasty · Greek · Roman · pre-Columbian · ceremonial · ritual objects · archaeological · traditional · indigenous
turbine blades
Rotating airfoils for power
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- dentalRelating to teeth
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
engineering · components · prototype · thin walls · superalloys · titanium · medical implants · reproducibility · tolerances · mass production
- cast meaningsactors, troupe, plaster cast, mold, fly casting
- bronze sculpturebronze statues, bronze busts, bronze casting, bronze finish, patina
- moldmakingmold making, silicone mold, silicone molds, rubber mold, rubber molds
- Ironworkinganvil, bellows, blacksmith, blacksmithing, blast furnace