Lost Wax Casting- Wood into Bronze.

I used the lost wax casting method, but in this case its lost wood casting. Or organics burn out.

[@quasistoic-all-in]

I’ve been getting into metal casting (via sand-casting) and just came across your videos for the first time. I really appreciate the soft tone of your videos, and your artistry is wonderful. Most informative YT casting videos feel pretty harsh/rough, and it’s nice to have have yours as a pleasant counterpoint. Love the cholla!

[@MadMatMetals]

You are truly an artist with mad skills! Now please cover the jaws on your vice with leather or copper. You are killing me every time you put your amazing creations in them.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Haha. That is a great idea.

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Nooooooooice! Always enjoy seeing a notification for a new video from your channel.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Wonderful to hear comments like that. Thanks!

[@calicamo1]

That turned out to be such a unique art piece!

[@freedom35homestead26]

I have really enjoyed your projects and your processes. It has really inspired me. Thanks for your wonderful work.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Thank you for watching and for commenting!

[@cindylundgren1924]

Watching your videos is very relaxing and so enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

[@f.demascio1857]

Nice work man. Decades ago, I was returning home from a surf trip in Mexico. I had a massive pile of them strapped on top of the surf boards. A friend liked to use them as perches in his parrot's cages. Customs and Border officials did not allow it.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Of all this think they allow over the border, haha. No cactus though.

[@maximiliankrestovskiy2301]

Браво маэстро! Жалко, что нельзя поставить больше одного лайка 👍.

[@Ghengis443]

Amazing job! Love it! And ya, to any diyer gonna try. The adivse of gloves are dangerous with a wire wheel is 100%. Great piece of advise. The wire wheel can grab the fabric and fuck your day up real quick.

[@TalRohan]

Ooh Thats the bit you get when you build a rain maker..... I'll be honest that particular real world math problem is easier in metric .... I am just switching from a charcoal furnace to gas...(health problems are stopping me using a manual blower) but it's watching your videos that has given me the encouragement I needed to buy some extra ceramic wool etc to make a furnace for melting copper and bronze ... Something you can do for finding hole positions is use a piece of paper and holding it steady press your finger through the paper it and into the holes to leave an indent then you put the paper down on the wood and mark through (dents pointing upward) with a scribe or even a sharp screw ...it works really well And I really like that you are a fellow dumpster diver 👍

[@rodneypickering8774]

You do really good work. I like how do your shows to. You take pride in your work to and I like that

[@Mistertbones]

Another great example of organic casting.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I would have put “organics casting” in the title but I don’t think as many people search for it.

[@BenjaminNelsonX]

Fantastic work!

[@mevk1]

You have an eye for art that is unmatched, and the smooth natural woodsy texture of this large cactus piece is expertly reproduced. Lundgren Bronze Studio's reputation for progressive bronze castings is clearly established - simply witness the vast portfolio on this KZbin channel ~ Congrats again!!! PS hey hoser, your work is more than worthy of a custom logo "stamp", signature, etc. In the words of Wayne and Garth... "We're Not Worthy" 🙂 Carry On... Next? your eye is better than mine so no suggestion. I will just comment the woody plant made me think of drift-wood or petrified wood.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Yes I do need a logo of some kind. I have thought about doing a piece of drift wood sometime. I’d have to be able to control the metal shrinkage on a piece like that.

[@henrikstenlund5385]

Nice work, man. There are marking pins avaialble both for woodworking and metal working. You can place it in the thread and press it against the wood leaving a nice sharp mark.

[@gordon6029]

Really cool. I wish you lived down the street from me and we drank the same brand of beer.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😆 well don’t drink alcohol but I’ll still hang around the fire with those who do.

[@gordon6029]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Actually don’t drink much either, just a term used to suggest hanging out. Love the work you’re doing, very cool. Can’t wait to set up my vacuum assisted casting setup I bought 2 years ago.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Fabulous as ever … wholesomely entertaining vid … like the way you ask for suggestions … how about some sort of natural fractal pattern like a Roman cauliflower or maybe a fern leaf I suppose a leaf would need some sort of backing considering how thin it would be. Anyway love your advanced artistry … Nick

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That sounds like a great Idea. I think I could Paint some wax on the back to thicken it up. Come spring time there will be a lot of ferns growing.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Look forward to maybe seeing that then … your videos are greatly inspiring … makes me want to invest in more equipment so I can try and learn a new technique … thanks for sharing your unique skills … Nick

[@mevk1]

@@Nickscreativestuff Bronze the fern and showcase it in your front yard. Patina would be green of course then waxed or varnished.

[@racheldeatherage1512]

I love how this turned out!

[@jackwilliamson1929]

Pretty damn cool. Throw a scorpion or grasshopper on it.

[@VistaViews]

Thats a lovely casting indeed! Well done! Just wanted to let you know the double L in Spanish makes a Y sound. It is pronounced Choya. Down here in southern Arizona we actually call them Jumping Cactus or Jumping Cholla due to their propensity when dry, the slightest pressure will make the needles act like springs and launch the small bits. Wherever they land, they stick. Dogs face/body, your back/face/leg… whatever isnt made out of something hard like steel or concrete… they will stick into. Other than that keep up the amazing work!

[@stevesloan6775]

I love the true randomness of the final piece.

[@JamesSkellington-xj8nn]

SO AWESOME I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT 👏👏👏

[@NORTH02]

Amazing

[@michaels5705]

What would have happened if you had dipped the limb into very hot wax before the burnout? Thanks for sharing this project.

[@xoltri]

I think you use some kind of silicone for sealing against your vacuum table. On my last casting I used modeling clay, the kind that never dries out. Worked excellent, and it may be cheaper for you.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

The flask is over 1000 degrees so what ever I use to seal it will burn up regardless.

[@xoltri]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios I have a similar process to yours and was having trouble getting a good vacuum seal on my flask. I haven't tried silicone caulk as you are, I had instead tried various rubber silicone gaskets. But with the modelling clay I just made a roughly shaped gasket, and it worked perfectly. The extra clay on the outside of the flask squeezed out and I was able to use that portion again. The main thing though was the quality of the vacuum seal was perfect.

[@bartcubbins3528]

Awesome as always!!! 😎🤙 You should cast a Horned lizard to go with it !!! ( Lost wax not lizard 😳😂)

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Ha! Thought you meant lost lizard casting. I’ll do lost bug casting but I don’t think I’d do a lizard like that 😆.

[@markmatt9174]

​@lundgrenbronzestudios not sure I want my lizard cast in hot wax or bronze 😂 surely do t wanting lost either 😅😅

[@campanotto8158]

Very amazing! What type of plaster do you use? And which mixture?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I use ultra vest from Rio grande jewelry supply.

[@JamesSkellington-xj8nn]

I think maybe you could do your version of the Robinson Foundry when he did the 3 Wise Skulls .

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Seth Robinson is there man!

[@carey9071]

Fantastic job! How long did you burn it out and at what temp?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

It’s was about 1100°F for I think 10 hours or more.

[@ronaldhughes7310]

Beautiful.

[@SunilSundar]

Why do some people coat the part with a slurry/sand shell and other, like you use a flask and fill it with slurry? What's the difference and pros and cons? Thanks

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I actually did a video about that here. Investment Casting VS Ceramic Shell for Bronze Sculpture kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ6XYmWQnNuSmJI

[@littlehills739]

we have a tree in Australia like this too on the coast

[@roelmohren2899]

Hi Lucas you have a wunderfull YT channel. I'm building a bronze casting froundry too. So I am at the right spot here!! Your video's are so educating, I learn a lot here!!! Thanx for that. One quenstion for you. For how long you dry your investment before you burn it out, and put it in your kiln, for pouring temp?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I let it cure for 2 hours at least before putting it in the kiln. Then heat it very slowly. Burn out is an all day process. I use ultra vest and they have a burn out schedule for that particular investment. I try to follow that burn out schedule.

[@roelmohren2899]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Oke that is a very short drying time, when I see how much water you need to mix in your investment. I thought it needs to dry several day's (so it is fully dry) before you can put it into the kiln. So it is still moisture when you put it in your kiln?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

@@roelmohren2899 yes is quite moist. I will put it into the kiln directly from taking it out of the steamer. With plaster you want it completely dry. But investment is different. It porous and the steam helps push the wax out.

[@roelmohren2899]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios oke thanx a lot. I need to search or your investment "ultra vest" also is availeable in Holland where I live. I also want to try ceramic shell. Ik build self a gas fired burnout kiln. It is temperature controlled from 0 till 900 dregrees celcius. I can also heat it electrical.

[@rockelec]

Pretty cool

[@noviceartisan]

Wow, that turned out great! Maybe 3D print an animal and cast/patina that to perch upon it next? :)

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That would be a great idea!

[@bartcubbins3528]

Horned Lizard!!😎👍😁😉

[@Mrocalves]

Can you cast a burn out fish?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

There is no reason why that wouldn’t work. I would get a lot of back lash for “animal cruelty”. That’s what people were saying when I did the grasshoppers.

[@MadMatMetals]

Not if you had some video of “finding” it on the shore 😂

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

@@MadMatMetals 😆 it’s all in the editing.

[@suhasbhivankar9578]

Sir what is call that white pigment 🤔

[@awldune]

Good eye to see the art in the cactus

[@Mr.Intellectual]

🤝👍

[@joshlintula9457]

Nice!!

[@blackopal3138]

I want it, how much?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Make an offer. I need to make a web site and start auctioning off the pieces. I’m not a good salesman.

[@real100tech8]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios I would like to make an offer on another piece of yours as well ! just can't seem to find any contact info anywhere ... Thank you kindly

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

@@real100tech8 I have a Facebook page LundgrenBronzeStudios and messenger is a good way to communicate. Or email at [e-mail].

[@mevk1]

Get it now before...

[@blackopal3138]

@@mevk1 Lol, ya, Idk, he put too much pressure on me. I mean, t first, I wanted to help him out, I thought, you shouldn't be cold, and considered sending him $50 to go buy a space heater, lol. Then I thought, wait a minute, you're a foundry! lol Crank it up, lol... Then, when he finished the piece, I really liked it, and thought, ok let's kill 2 birds with one bronze stick, here... I spoke.... He replied... I found myself stuck, lol... I actually used to own a good sized flea market operation, and will frequent auctions, so what I'm getting at is, in that role, I'd offer a person $100-$200, and be worried about getting $300 for it. So, also in that vein, I might decide to put it away and hope the name becomes something someday, if not, whatever. ... Now, I also know that with the right representation and management, you might easily command thousands for such a piece, IF you carved it. And THAT, lol, is where I would make a mistake as a merchant. It is not a sculpture even, it is simply a casting, which is a respectable art in it's own right, I get that, but I hope you get me, when I say, I don't have a flippin clue what to offer you. Just being honest. If you grew to be the most respected foundry on the planet... what would that mean, Idk? Because without all thiose considerations, it's just a $50 piece of bric-a-brac isn't it? Idk, man...

[@sebastianjuara]

really beautifull

[@thomasnakagema7239]

yay first like no everyone else should do the same

[@stevesloan6775]

Reminds me of a snakes shedded skin. Nature is so homogeneous the snake looks the same as a deadly venomous snake. 😂🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀☮️ Don’t step on me. 😂😂😂

[@peaoat3608]

Math is a good... investment.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😆

[@markmatt9174]

​@@lundgrenbronzestudiosmath? time to learn / (time you use it + how useful it was) = usefulness- the brainpower used attempting to remember how it was done! Lol😅😅

[@Microwavingmetal]

Nice work, have you tried the Straw methood to ty to improve the vacuum? VOG tried it out a while back kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3jOfY2vo7OphNU might improve your vac table results.

[@mevk1]

Simple enough to try but I thought the results were great. I know nothing about vacuum, curious what the bar reading on the vacuum scale is when you pour? Because of the super intricate deep narrow textures of many natural consumables some plaster blow out is inevitable. Ceramic slurry may have helped or maybe even hurt, I have no clue there either. Here's a wild offbeat suggestion: I've noticed the top half of a two-part plaster mold always has better detail and is stronger probably because gravity is assisting so maybe, you could have sealed the flask's top immediately after pouring plaster, tilted it on its side and "rotisseried" it for 15-20 minutes until it set for a more uniform mold strength (probably irrelevant in this case because mold was standing up so was naturally uniform in strength.) Another option of course would have been to dremel out the super intricate grooves of the pattern that were say 1/32 of an inch or less wide, and more that a 1/8" of any inch deep. Could be done post mortem maybe with some special high tech very powerful, intricate routing blast of water, air, media, don't know? But, you probably already figured all this out and like all action heroes just testing the limits of your powers - I do envy you my friend - thanks for sharing.