#791 399 Grizzly - From Mold to Wax

Mold completed! Pulling the rubber and plaster mold away from the original clay model.

Inspecting the rubber mold and plaster mother mold.

The pile of over 70 molds for #399 monument!

Pouring and sloshing the 180-degree liquid wax into the mold.

The wax has hardened and we are now peeling the wax copy away from the rubber mold.

Spruing and gating the wax copy; the sprus or gates will serve as the channels through which the molten bronze flows into the panel. Future posts will describe the shell encasement, burnout, metal pour, assembly, and patina.