The wolf is made by the so called ‘lost-wax’ method of casting. From Wordnik.com. [Crying wolf] Reference
Cast using the lost-wax technique, it features imaginary creatures in openwork relief. From Wordnik.com. [Chariots Grounded at Paris Airport] Reference
In other words, he is an artist and a scientist, who works primarily with the lost-wax method, designing jewelry and small sculptures in wax, then transforming them into metal-silver, gold, copper, etc. -in his foundry. From Wordnik.com. [Embryography of a jeweler Raúl Ybarra] Reference
Of particular interest are sections on technology -- stone sculptural production, metal-working techniques, lost-wax casting, and use of copper alloys -- as well as a special section on the "Intercultural Style" of carved chlorite objects, which share a distinctive iconography (especially men in combat with snakes) that integrates stylistic elements from the Indus to Mesopotamia. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Delight to the Eye] Reference
Tallow from animal fat might be used for wax to make lost-wax molds. From Wordnik.com. [The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG] Reference
He studied the art of lost-wax casting in silver - an inspired decision in hindsight, given that Kate Middleton and her friends don't seem to wear anything but silver with their. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The film reveals the complex process of lost-wax casting, the astounding creativity of the artist and the marvelous relationships that were formed among members of our remarkable community. From Wordnik.com. [Locally Grown Northfield] Reference
The Slayer Espresso machine is a beauty to look at, thanks to the involvement of artisans and craftsmen from a range of disciplines, from lost-wax sculptural metal casting to knife-making to rapid prototyping through SLA models. From Wordnik.com. [Born Rich] Reference
Therefore the interior plastics are a bit shonky, because the nation that gave usthe Renaissance and mastered craftsmanship in wood, marble, lost-wax bronze casting, leatherwork and stained glass has never quite got its head around injection moulding. From Wordnik.com. [BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News] Reference
The Iraq museum is home to the single finest collection of Mesopotamian antiquities the world has ever seen: The Vase of Warka, the first naturalist depiction of human life in stone; The Mask of Warka, the first naturalist depiction of the human face; The Bassetki statue, the first known lost-wax method of copper casting. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
Beeswax can be locally important for ´'lost-wax "metal-casting and sculptures as well as batik-dyed clothing. From Wordnik.com. [35 Bees] Reference
It's called the lost-wax process, "explained Moushey. From Wordnik.com. [Kootenay Rockies - News]
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