Sand casting

Katie Morgan | Silversmith on Instagram: "I tried sand casting for the first time, I love the process and the instant results even though the final result wasn’t quite perfect. I’m going to keep practising and making slight adjustments to the process until I can get the perfect final result."

Making a Sand Cast Bronze Sculpture: Here's a sculpture that I made a few years ago that combined cast and fabricated bronze. Bronze casting can be done in your back yard if you have a leaf blower and a small refractory furnace. Sand casting, in particular, is a fast and cheap way to c…

Sand casting is among the oldest techniques of duplicating items of jewelry. It is simple in terms of equipment, but casting requires practice. “In my first attempts at casting, I perhaps got one useful piece of jewelry from ten specimens, but now it is nine out of ten,”

Though they have been refined through the ages, significant differences exist between the two methods used to make metal parts.

Many of you are probably familiar with my Twig jewellery, but some of you may not know about my UnEarthed collection. I use delft clay to sand cast rough sapphires into silver, it is a hard to predict process and every piece is truly a one of a kind. I have been using this technique for over five years and I am totally addicted! In the past I’ve done some one on one workshops guiding people through making their own pieces of jewellery in my UnEarthed style, it’s always fun and very…

Learn to Do Aluminum Sand Casting: MSFN = Makin Sumthin From Nuthin ! A Detailed Video Aluminum Casting Lesson Covering Everything You Need To Know As a Beginner Metal Caster To Get Started. A Start to Finish Video. Starting With An Idea and Casting Up a Finished Project….. Watch The…

Nadine Suzanne on Instagram: "Casting a ring directly into beach sand that my customer sent me from a sentimental location. I can use beach sand in 2 ways. 1 - create the mould entirely from sand (using approximately 1cup) 2 - sprinkle some sand in a mould made from delft clay (using approximately 1 teaspoon). This is such a unique way to add meaning to a piece and each piece has its own unique texture. Imagine proposing to your partner on a beach and having your wedding rings cast in…