I have been going through a lot of character building and learning experiences this last week. I have discovered new ways for things to go wrong. Maybe it has something to do with trying. You know, you can't lose if you don't try. Ah, so maybe it is a trying experience. Whatever, life has been inter...

Thanks Edgar for the inspiration! The last post hinted at a creative project making bells. After additional thought I find that to be a very intriguing idea. Bells have been made for thousands of years but there is always an excuse for more. My imagination suddenly became flooded with hundreds ...

Currently I am satisfied with the vacuum assist casting process. I had to refine my pouring technique to be much hotter with the metal and faster with the pouring. There is very definitely a technique involved with a good pour. I didn’t have it when I first attempted the freehand pour. I need to do ...

It's been raining since about noon on Saturday. It is still raining same time today (Sunday). For Texas that is a good day. We have been in a drought for many years. But still, it is dark and gloomy. But then that makes the sunny days even better. Temperature is good too at 77. It's been hovering at...

I didn't exactly find the lost wax but I did recreate it. I lost version 1.0 of this Celtic Trinity design when my first casting attempt failed. I had some Wolf gold wax and I had to "weld" two pieces together to get a wide enough blank. I then made a template for the design, pasted it on the wax an...