Lion Dagger
BRONZE, 11” x 1.75” x 1.75”
THIS DAGGER IS INSPIRED BY THE GUARDIAN LIONS of ROUTE 66.
LOST WAX CAST IN TEXAS
ALL DAGGERS ARE CAST IN METAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THEY ARE MADE THROUGH AN ANCIENT PROCESS KNOWN AS LOST WAX CASTING.
IN THIS PROCESS, A MOLD IS FORMED AROUND A WAX MODEL AND MOLTEN METAL IS POURED INTO THE MOLD, MELTING THE WAX OUT AND FILLING THE MOLD CAVITY WITH A METAL POSITIVE. ONCE THE METAL HAS HARDENED AND COOLED, THE MOLD IS BROKEN OPEN SO THE FINISHED METAL PIECE CAN BE EXTRACTED.