Catching Up on the Bronze
I can't believe it's been so long! Not sure what happened; I thought I had posted about our second round of bronze-making, but I missed it. And the subsequent casting session, too. So, here goes: In June 2024, we made bronze again. We had made it successfully for the first time in May , so this was really just about making more, and getting more familiar with how the furnace and bellows worked. It was all pretty straightforward, and the furnace worked like a charm. It took less than two hours from set up to pouring. In the video, you can hear a big "crack!" near the end - we all got spooked! But it was just the concrete under the muffin tin that couldn't take the heat. See here: We got ourselves two good muffin ingots. And while the amount of metal that went in didn't quite match what came out, I'm guessing we lost some through dross or spillage here and there. In September, we tried to cast our homemade bronze into these plaster moulds: But for some...