![]() Casio Men's G-Force Military Concept Black Digital Watch #GW200MS-1CR $350.00 Great watch. looks super solid. It features a nice large face and design elements to make it worth the extra $$$ over other gshocks ![]() Boy Fishing on Tree with Dog Bronze Garden Statue - 70" High $10,595.00 With this exceptional piece you will find the ultimate path to creating surroundings of beauty and distinction for years to come. The process of creating this beautiful statue is known as Bronze Art Casting. This process uses the ancient lost wax process and has been around for thousands of years. This labor intensive process takes several weeks from start to finish. Bronze is an alloy. It is a mixture of 95% copper, plus small amounts of lead, tin, zinc, and silicon. The following includes a step by step description of the procedure:The artist creates an original sculpture from either clay or wax.A rubber mold is made of the original sculpture by applying numerous coats of rubber over the original. After this is cured, it is removed. This new rubber mold will show every exact detail from the original. This mold is used to create duplicates of the original design.The rubber mold is filled with molten wax. After the wax cools, the rubber mold is removed from the wax. We now have a wax duplicate of the sculpture. The artists will hand-finish the wax to match the original.Wax rods and wax funnel are attached to the wax duplicate. This will alleviate the trapping of air and gas.The wax duplicate is coated with a liquid ceramic. This is done several times to create a stable mold. This is cured for a few days.The wax mold covered in ceramic is fired up in a kiln. The "burn-out" process bakes the shell and the wax melts o |
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