Don sketches his design idea onto a piece of wax then uses many different tools to carve it out
Once it is carved he then pour a plaster mold around that piece of wax. When the mold is set he melts the wax out "lost wax casting process"
He then places his molds into the kiln, melt my glass and pour it in. The glass sits in the kiln for approx 24 hrs. Once broken out of its mold it is ground flat on the back then sandblasted on the front to give a beautiful matte finish . All molds are 1 time molds.
The silver is also cast using the lost wax casting process. It is carved in wax and attached to the base of a flask. A plaster mold is then poured around that wax. Once it is set the wax is melted out in a burn out oven. He casts the silver into the mold using a centrifugal broken arm caster. Once cast it is then quenched in a bucket of water to dissolve the plaster mold. The silver is very rough so goes through many stages of filing and polishing before he attaches it to the glass. All molds are 1 time molds.
Please allow 2 weeks for this item to ship.
TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT ice blue, blue, medium blue, dark blue, cobalt, emerald green, green, chartreuse BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT white, grey, blue opalescent, purple, orange, gold
Don sketches his design idea onto a piece of wax then uses many different tools to carve it out
Once it is carved he then pour a plaster mold around that piece of wax. When the mold is set he melts the wax out "lost wax casting process"
He then places his molds into the kiln, melt my glass and pour it in. The glass sits in the kiln for approx 24 hrs. Once broken out of its mold it is ground flat on the back then sandblasted on the front to give a beautiful matte finish . All molds are 1 time molds.
The silver is also cast using the lost wax casting process. It is carved in wax and attached to the base of a flask. A plaster mold is then poured around that wax. Once it is set the wax is melted out in a burn out oven. He casts the silver into the mold using a centrifugal broken arm caster. Once cast it is then quenched in a bucket of water to dissolve the plaster mold. The silver is very rough so goes through many stages of filing and polishing before he attaches it to the glass. All molds are 1 time molds.
Please allow 2 weeks for this item to ship.
TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT ice blue, blue, medium blue, dark blue, cobalt, emerald green, green, chartreuse BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT white, grey, blue opalescent, purple, orange, gold
