Bronze Casting in Green Sand

This set of images is of my demonstration at the 'Earth, Air Celtic Festival' in Goderich ON, August 2008.

Bronze Casting in Green Sand: An overview of the method.
	Packing the sand around the pattern	Carefully removing the master pattern
Packed sand with pattern removed	Sand mold ready for pour	Carefully heating the bronze
Quickly pouring the molten bronze	Bronze solidified in the mold	Opening the mold
		Images by * * Taken at the 2008 'Earth, Air, Celtic Festival in Goderich ON.
Cleaning off the carbonized sand	Raw casting beside master pattern

I schedule a weekend program 'Basics of Metal Casting' every July here at the Wareham Forge. This 14 hour program covers two techniques :
Bronze casting in green sand
Pewter casting in Soapstone

(now back to your regularly seen programing...)