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The wax is the same thickness that the piece eventually will be in bronze. A second negative, a ceramic mold, will be formed around the exterior and interior of the hollow wax positive. The wax will be melted out of the ceramic mold and then molten bronze poured in. After the metal cools, the ceramic shell is broken off and the bronze pieces are welded together.
PHOTO / TOBY MENDEZ

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