When [Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle] tried lost wax casting, he ended up with a fireball and a galvanizing sense of disappointment. There wasn’t enough heat to get all the wax out, and the ...

I recently completed a short introductory course to the lost wax casting technique for creating jewelry (I will begin a more in-depth course this fall). I promised to post a blog about the process ...

The reality, though, is quite the opposite. Investment casting, sometimes called “lost wax” casting, is a manufacturing technique that dates back nearly 6,000 years.

Johnne Lee, 31, is a self-taught metalsmith who uses the lost wax casting technique. The technique is a dying art in Singapore, though Johnne keeps the craft alive with his daring and whimsical works.