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Letter Placement

Tiny letters are slippery when wet. Words and dates need to be centered and lined up perfectly. An original bar was used as a guideline for placement of the new letters and dates.

When everything is done the wax parts are taken to a foundry where a ceramic mold is made. As molten bronze is poured into the ceramic mold. The wax vaporizes as the bronze takes on the shape and detail of the wax.

After that the bronze parts need to be cleaned up and a patina applied. That's what Matt H. does.