Preparing the spare ‘arms’ for casting
A couple of weeks ago when I finally decided my first piece was ready for casting, it was then handed over to Alfredo to add the ‘collate’ (wax sprues which will become air tubes for delivering the bronze to the whole piece).
My piece was split into 3 bits for casting (more of this in another post). But in addition, Alfredo was worried that the little thin arms of the figures might not come out, so we did 2 extra of each arm to be on the safe side.
Here are some photos of the process. It was amazing watching Alfredo – with rather large hands – carefully working on my detailed pieces with such precision and calm.
