Casting A Buddha Statue

• neutral_onliner

  13 Jul 06, 11:00

  There are three main steps in the process of casting a Buddha statue:
  
  (1) Sculpturing a clay mould,
  (2) Sculpturing a beeswax mould and
  (3) Metal (gold) casting
  
  
  Fig. 1: Sculpturing a clay mould showing the anatomy
  
  
  Fig. 2: Covering the sculpture with Plaster of Paris
  (making a 'destroying mould')
  
  
  Fig. 3: Making a 'piece mould'
  
  
  Fig. 4: Sculpturing a beeswax mould
  
  
  Fig. 5: Emptying beeswax from the mould
  
  
  Fig. 6: Casting
  
  
• HENG@

  13 Jul 06, 11:20

  interesting...
• Cenarious

  13 Jul 06, 11:55

  Did I just read cow dung?
• neutral_onliner

  13 Jul 06, 11:56

  Originally posted by HENG@:

  interesting...

  thnks u can try it urself too
• HENG@

  13 Jul 06, 11:59

  Originally posted by neutral_onliner:

  thnks u can try it urself too

  i wouldn't dare to.
• neutral_onliner

  13 Jul 06, 12:15

  Originally posted by HENG@:

  i wouldn't dare to.

  Think i should state tat 'Please Do Not Try This At Home'