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 ...

Hacks are rough around the edges by their nature, so we love it when we get updates from makers about how they’ve improved their process. [Denny] from Shake the Future has just provided an update on ...

* Sculpture is cut into pieces and covered with liquid silicone rubber, to make several two-part molds. * The original sculpture is made of a wax-based clay called plasticene. * Sculpture is cut into ...

What is lost-wax casting? -- Metalworking in Bronze age China -- Was lost-wax casting used in Bronze age China? -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings I: the Xiasi Jin -- Further confirmed lost-wax ...

I recently completed a short introductory course to the lost wax casting technique for creating jewelry (I will begin a more in-depth course this fall). I promised to post a blog about the process and ...

Like many other artists, San Diego-born Robert Anders supplemented his creative work with “day jobs” that had him living in cities from Minneapolis to Kansas City. But when it came time to consider ...