Jack Bryant Jr. Art
FOUNDRY
Step by step in the lost wax
process
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First the artist sculpts the model out of clay or wax. |
Finished Scupture | A rubber mold is made around the model with a plaster shell supporting the rubber mold. | The rubber mold is then taken off the model and put back together in the plastic shell. | Melted Wax is then poured into the mold in order to get a wax copy of the sculpture. | The wax is then worked to take the flaws out of the pattern. |
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| The wax pattern is dipped into a vat of Art Plaster 9 or 10 times. | This builds up a thick shell around the wax. | After a few days the plaster has dried and has formed a hard, thick shell around the wax. | The shell is then put into a large oven and the wax is melted out of the shell; leaving the shell hollow inside with the form of the wax pattern inside. | After a few days the plaster has dried and has formed a hard, thick shell around the wax. | Pure Bronze is melted down at tempetures reaching between 2,200 and 2,400 degrees. |
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| The bronze is poured into the hollow shells capturing the form of the wax pattern that was inside. | Another picture of the pouring process | The plaster is then chiseled and sandblasted off the bronze. | Jack Jr. sandblasting the bronze |
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