
2-Day Rapid Fire: Lost Wax Casting
Two-day intensive lost wax casting workshop focused on carving wax models, investing, burnouts, and pouring molten metal. Hands-on studio time with tools and safety guidance to complete cast pieces from start to finish.
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Four-day intensive focused on lost wax casting, taking work from wax carving through investment, burnout, and molten metal pour techniques. Expect a hands-on studio format geared toward skill-building in small-scale metal casting.

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