LAKOrnamentals:
Bronzed & Verdigris Figurines.
Front of the Unit read below on how they are made and more about cold casting.
LAKOrnamentals: Bronzed & Verdigris Figurines. Front of the Unit read below on how they are made and more about cold casting.
This is the Back of the unit where we make all the cold cast Ornaments
But with cold casting we can produce bronzed figures without the time and expence
of hot casting, making them more comprehensively priced, without losing any of the decorative charm. Making of
the Ornaments - first you need the original sculpture which is to be
used as the master cast, we then make rubber moulds from this, they are then cast with a mixture of metallic and
resin to create a shell, which is then filled with a filling compound. This mix is a secret to each Bronze manufacturer
and each using their own method. The figure is then polished and based by hand, after this they only need to be
wiped with a clean cloth to keep their polished finish. Some ornaments illustrated below in Verdigris.
History
of Bronzes - bronzes have decorated the most luxurious houses for hundreds
of years, but hot casting was very expensive using large amouts of metal melted and poured into moulds which took
the sculptor weeks or years to make, then days of cleaning and reheating, this is why only the very rich could
have them in their homes.