DixiesilverGirl talks about Casting
Today I would like to talk about the different types of pours the Miner does. He started with graphite pours like most people do.
Next he did some open pours in Sand
Then a wood pour
The next step was to try casting
Each of these steps were a big challenge and he seems to figure it out and for every pour(2 out of 3) that don’t work he learns what not to do. The detail he gets on his casts amazes me every time, after several successful casts he began taking it to the next level and hammering the pours.
There are so many ways to work the metal and so many people that are out there pouring, we love to see their progression on the process as they become more comfortable and get creative.
We have been talking and lost wax maybe in the future, but for now the hammering and creativity it opens up has many avenues left to explore.He spends hours working on the patterns for the molds before he even can begin pouring or hammering. Here is the latest one he is working on for a commissioned piece.
The patience required for finishing the details on this kind of work, no matter the piece, is absolutely crazy and the hours involved are more than you would think.
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of the types of pours, I would love to hear them.
Thanks for reading and Happy Stacking
@dixiesilverminer it simply amazes me the level of craftsmanship that goes into each one of the great pieces he makes. I believe what truly makes the works amazing is the fact that he can take care of each step and is a master at them all. I can only see his skills and the sweet products expanding even further in the future. Thanks for sharing!
Good Job I hope you have a shot in the Pay it Forward contest that @bengy added you into it.
Thanks for the look inside the process 😜👍
This is such a fun post! It looks like fun to cast. What's your favorite method of casting?
I found you thanks to @bengy's entry into the Pay it Forward curation contest. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for checking out our journey, and honestly each method is very different and unique, sand casting offers the most creativity(and challenges) so the way we cast most of our pieces but any way to pour is a great day!
Thank you for sharing your craft with us! I'm new to the world of precious metals so I don't know so much about your art of pouring metal, but I can really see the skill that goes into creating these pieces of craft!
I really also enjoyed the shark that you posted last week, but that was past payout, so I will comment and feature this post!
I have featured you and this post for a Curation Contest here:
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If you want to join the fun, you can do so here:
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Wow thank you. we really appreciate it! The precious metal community has some amazing people, welcome to the group we are looking forward to checking out your posts,.
No problem, I'm not a proper member yet. Just an interested bystander!
Thank you for sharing @dixiesilverminer! I especially love the look of the wood pour ;)
I found your post because @bengy featured you in his Pay it Forward Curation Contest entry; please feel free to join us with an entry of your own next week if you'd like.
The miner is a master a real metal artist! Would love one of your woodpours and a crystallised piece they are stunning 👊
Found your post through @bengy entry post in the pay it forward contest this week and I must admit that I know nothing about the pours or metal crafts.. but reading through your post and see the pictures, it must be a full concentration of work.
What do you mean by on graphite, sand and wood here? Do you mean the metal liquidbwas pouring into the elements to get the characters?
thank you for reading and yes there are many mediums you can pour the molten metal into.
A graphite mold is a precut design that will give you a similar shape after every pour and the back of the pour will always be flat, for a wood pour you cut the shape into the desired wood you would like to use and pour the metal in, it creates so many interesting lines and usually takes a couple of pours into the same mold for the best lines, finally the sand casting is when the mold is created in special sand that holds the shape and you pour the metal and that is how we get the 3 d items.
we do live pours on Instagram and YouTube weekly, we would love to have you join us, we really enjoy when people join in and ask questions about the process or simply enjoy the fire show lol
I'll check on youtube later 😉 have no insta 😊 actually I deleted my account. Thank you for the explanation.. so it is special sand not just any sand.
thank you! and yes the sand used is called Delft Clay or a less expensive option of Petrobond it is a very fine red clay with oils added and very pricey
Interesting works. I like that pirate skull and swords a lot.
PS: I have found your post because @bengy featured you in his entry for the Pay It Forward Contest
thank you for checking us out!