The wax is liquid and hot...not too hot because it could catch fire, but enough to be placed in the mould. Several applications are necessary to obtain a layer of about 5 mm, which will represent the thickness of the bronze in the end. Then comes the time for demoulding and the finishing touches, particularly erasing traces of the joint lines of the mould. The step of touching up the wax is important because it is necessary to give the foundry a wax replica which conforms so far as possible with the original model, as this will limit chiseling work. Apart from the techniques required by this work, the essential factor is time.... It takes hours and hours to create a bronze, which is also what gives it all its value.
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