[Jewelry making - Article 00349] - Re: [Orchid] Casting Tree Bark

[Dawn Hale]

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    I recently went on vacation to the sunny Caribbean.  I found this
    awesome plant material that I thought would look beautiful cast in
    metal.  What I did was to make a silicone mold of the material then
    I made some wax injections and I've been playing around with those.
    That way I wouldn't risk sacrificing the natural material.  If the
    bark is growing on trees in your backyard then that's not an issue
    for you. I don't have my own casting equipment and I couldn't find a
    caster willing to dirty his kilns by burning wood in them so molding
    the wood was my best alternative...it worked beautifully.  Good luck.

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