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Cuttlefish Casting a Ring with Molten Gold

January 31, 2009 on 9:48 pm | In Our Jewellery, Our Workshop | No Comments

A short video of Fabio preparing molten gold and cuttlefish casting a ring for a commission.

The use of a cuttlefish skeleton as a mould is an ancient technique and is only suitable for simple and small designs. Each cast object is unique as the mould may only be used the one time.

The projections attached to the cast gold ring are of gold that filled the upward vents Fabio made within the cuttlefish pieces to allow for the escape of gases from the mould.

I will post a photograph here of the ring when finished.

Cuttlefish Casting a Ring with Molten Gold