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Not a todays find, but a todays rebirth....
Some time ago i found a part of a simple roman bronze ring. Surprisingly it had a large size, almost matching my ring finger from what was left of it.
I had the idea to do some metal casting for a while so with the end of the year coming close it was time to play a bit in the shop.
To simplify things i used the cuttlefish bone casting process for this project. Cuttlefish bone casting was established in the mediterran area in roman times so it also matches the idea of the ring.
The cuttlefish bone was prepared and the ring fragment imbedded in the soft bone. The missing part was reconstructed with a ring of mine. After proper cleaning of the mold to reveal the bone structure the two halves were fixed together and silver was molten in the forge.
Silver poured in the mold
The opened mold after cooling
The cleaned and polished ring and the ancestor
With the forge on temperature i did some bronze casting as well.
Both pieces together. I used genuine roman bronze found on my sites for this pendant. The little hole in the ring is a blowhole. I say it adds authenticity and leave it as is.
Some time ago i found a part of a simple roman bronze ring. Surprisingly it had a large size, almost matching my ring finger from what was left of it.
I had the idea to do some metal casting for a while so with the end of the year coming close it was time to play a bit in the shop.
To simplify things i used the cuttlefish bone casting process for this project. Cuttlefish bone casting was established in the mediterran area in roman times so it also matches the idea of the ring.
The cuttlefish bone was prepared and the ring fragment imbedded in the soft bone. The missing part was reconstructed with a ring of mine. After proper cleaning of the mold to reveal the bone structure the two halves were fixed together and silver was molten in the forge.
Silver poured in the mold
The opened mold after cooling
The cleaned and polished ring and the ancestor
With the forge on temperature i did some bronze casting as well.
Both pieces together. I used genuine roman bronze found on my sites for this pendant. The little hole in the ring is a blowhole. I say it adds authenticity and leave it as is.
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