
wearable art
sand cast bronze jewelry
The venerable art of sand casting, arguably the most ubiquitous of casting techniques, employs ephemeral sand molds to give shape to intricate metal components, capable of being wrought from a vast array of alloys. Characterized by the necessity to destroy the mold for the retrieval of the resultant component, denominated the casting, sand casting conventionally presides over low production volumes. This intricate process commences with the utilization of a furnace, wherein the metal undergoes its molten transformation, subsequently transferred by ladle and introduced into the cavities of the meticulously structured sand mold, shaped in accordance with the given pattern. Upon cooling, the sand mold readily disassembles along a designated parting line, liberating the solidified casting with meticulous precision.