The art of casting is a fine companion to hand carved work. For centuries it has been used to make ornamentation such as bronze mounts on fine furnishings and composition picture frames. Casting makes it possible to create a perfect duplicate - or many, and it allows a change of material to one better suited for the application. The subtleties of the original model are repeated in the casting.
This door knocker is assembled from two lost wax castings. I carved a wooden model from the architect's drawings, the foundry used my model to make their molds. The two castings were then assembled and fitted with an engraved button.
The model for the bronze knocker.
This entry door lock body, knob and keyhole cover were each cast using my carved models. These parts were then machined and assembled as you see them here.
One of these console table aprons is an antique and one is a cast resin copy. After making the mold and casting the parts, a convincing finish completes the effect. The one mold can be used to make as many as one hundred copies.
