I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you ...

In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you ...

Still from “Hadrian / Bronze Casting Using The Lost-Wax Technique” by Renana Aldor and Kobi Vogman (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic) The ingenious ancient technique is beautifully ...

Three views of the Head of a ruler, Mesopotamia, Iraq, ca. 2300–2000 BCE. Credit: Anna-Marie Kellen / The Metropolitan Museum of Art A recent study of an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture using ...

This video showcases a project on lost wax metal casting, featuring the creation of a Hearthstone key. It highlights the learning process involved in using wax filament, which allows for intricate ...

SINGAPORE - When Singaporean Johnne Lee encountered artisans in Thailand practising the art of lost wax casting five years ago, he was immediately drawn to it. Lost wax casting is a method of creating ...

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. In sand ...