The second quarter of the year gave me a chance to visit Belvidere to see my parents and siblings, our first SAR trip of the year to see petroglyphs, a visit from Kate and Abby, the first public bronze pour at IAIA, the IAIA powwow, and fires, fires, fires.
The second quarter of the year gave me a chance to visit Belvidere to see my parents and siblings, our first SAR trip of the year to see petroglyphs, a visit from Kate and Abby, the first public bronze pour at IAIA, the IAIA powwow, and fires, fires, fires.
The second quarter of the year gave me a chance to visit Belvidere to see my parents and siblings, our first SAR trip of the year to see petroglyphs, a visit from Kate and Abby, the first public bronze pour at IAIA, the IAIA powwow, and fires, fires, fires.
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Finally. Only a couple of hours after originally scheduled...
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Finally. Only a couple of hours after originally scheduled...
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The left-overs are not wasted.
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The left-overs are not wasted.
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Patricia and I went back in the evening. This looks spectacular, but it doesn't have much to do with heating the bronze.
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Patricia and I went back in the evening. This looks spectacular, but it doesn't have much to do with heating the bronze.
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Warming up the pigs before they go in the furnace.
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Warming up the pigs before they go in the furnace.
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Now you can see the burning gasses and the great heat from the furnace.
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Now you can see the burning gasses and the great heat from the furnace.
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It was an impressive scene.
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It was an impressive scene.
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An other-worldly glow as the funace is uncovered in preparation for another pour.
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An other-worldly glow as the funace is uncovered in preparation for another pour.
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Out of the furnace and ready for the pouring lift.
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Out of the furnace and ready for the pouring lift.
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You can see the molds being filled to the very top. They are standing in a metal box which is filled with sand in case of an accident like a mold breaking.
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You can see the molds being filled to the very top. They are standing in a metal box which is filled with sand in case of an accident like a mold breaking.
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I was trying to capture the flying drops of bronze liquid as the mold was being filled.
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I was trying to capture the flying drops of bronze liquid as the mold was being filled.
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The metal is so hot (more than 2200 degrees F) that the mold glows from the inside.
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The metal is so hot (more than 2200 degrees F) that the mold glows from the inside.
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This picture of the vessel clamp, lit by the furnce in back, almost looks like a person hanging from a branch.
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This picture of the vessel clamp, lit by the furnce in back, almost looks like a person hanging from a branch.
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Next batch
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Next batch