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This page contains a listing of the aritcles that have appeared in The Art Casting Journal (now Sculpture Journal). Previous STONEAGE editorial will be listed within current topic headings, or a new topic heading will be created shortly. The issue in which the article appears is listed for your convenience in ordering back issues or in finding the article in your own library.

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Mold Making
Wax/Gating Techniques
Shell Building
Solid Investment
Furnace Design/Contruction
Pouring Metal
Fusion Bronze and Other Metals
Casting in Other Metal
Sand Casting
Patina
Legal Issues
Computer and the Internet
Series
Miscellaneous

Mold Making

Title	Description	Issue
Decisions Needed Before Making a Mold		Vol. 1, No. 1
Tips On Handling One-to-One Polyurethane Molding Compounds		Vol. 2, No. 6
Is This A Moldmaker?s Dream Rubber?	Resilpom, revolutionary new material	Vol. 2, No. 6
Some Variations on the Silicone Skin Mold Technique		Vol. 2, No. 8
Full Body Molding From Life	The step-by-step process	Vol. 2, No. 8
One Piece Head Molds From Live Models		Vol. 2, No. 10
One Piece Molds and Resin Casting Techniques		Vol. 2, No. 11
Tips From The Mold Room	The use of a third hand	Vol. 2, No. 15
Estimating The Amount of Rubber Needed To Make a Mold		Vol. 2, No. 15
Tips From The Mold Room	Brushed-on molds	Vol. 2, No. 16

Wax/Gating Techniques

Title	Description	Issue
Some Thoughts on Wax	Pouring wax patterns	Vol. 1, No. 1
The Making Of a Bronze	Carving in Wax	Vol. 2, No. 13
Mind Over Metal	Gating techniques	Vol. 2, No. 6
Putty Knife Consistency Wax	A recipe for do-it-yourself	Vol. , No. 10
A Few Thoughts On Wax Pouring		Vol. 2, No. 11
Wax Working and Gating		Vol. 3, No. 6

Shell Building

Title	Description	Issue
Building a Quality Shell in the Art Foundry	Using 20-40 gal. system	Vol. 1, No. 3
Ceramic Process Control	Improving your shell system	Vol. 2, No. 6
Understanding The Shell Room Process	Analyzing defects	Vol. 2, No. 12
Avoid Shell Cracking by Controlling Process		Vol. 2, No. 14
Keys to High Quality Ceramic Shells		Vol 2, No. 16
Enhanced Binders for the Production of Ceramic Shells		Vol. 3, No. 2
Equipment Considerations for Building Ceramic Shells		May 1999
How to Produce Quality Shells		June 1999
A Practical Approach to Slurry Control & Maintenance		July 1999
The Process of Shell Building, Dewaxing, Burnout & Pouring		August 1999

Solid Investment

Title	Description	Issue
Casting With Solid Investment		Vol. 2, No. 5
A Process Overview of Solid Mold Investment Casting		September 1999

Furnace Design/Construction

Title	Description	Issue
Diesel Oil Burner System for Bronze Melting Furnace	How to build a furnace	Vol. 2, No. 8
Casts of Character	How to build Gas Fired Furnace	Vol. 2, No. 18
Kiln Design & Construction	How to Plans	Vol. 2, No. 10
Furnace Design 101	How to Plans	Vol. 4, No. 6

Pouring Metal

Title	Description	Issue
Metal Melting and Pouring		Vol. 2, No. 5
Burnout & Pouring Metal		August 1999
Casting Pewter in Silicone Molds		Vol. 2, No. 11
Stainless Steel		Vol. 3, No. 12
Crucible Lift Tongs		Vol.4 No. 7
Ingot Handling Tongs		Vol.4 No. 8
Pouring Ring		Vol.4 No. 9
One Man's One man Foundry		Vol.5 No. 1

Fusion Bronze and Other Metals

Title	Description	Issue
Fusion Bronze Takes ArtForms in a New Direction		Vol. 1, No. 1
Enlarging The Sculptors Pallet	Spraying metal on sculpture	Vol. 2, No. 16

Casting in Other Metal

Title	Description	Issue
The Difference Between Casting in Epoxy, Urethane, Polyester and Plaster		Vol. 3, No. 1
Traditional vs. Cold Cast Reproductions		May 1999
Capturing the Poetry of Ice	Casting in Acrylic	July 1999
The Legacy of a Master Sculptor	A tribute to Frederick Hart	September 1999
The Art of Deception Cold Cast Bronze		November 1999
The Art of Deception	Casting from life	December 1999
Spark Your Creative Juices	A look at different metals	March 2001

Sand Casting

Title	Description	Issue
A Primer For Sand Casting		October 1999

Metal Chasing

Title	Description	Issue
Crosspads, the little wonders		Vol. 1, No. 1
Crosspads		January 2000

Patina

Title	Description	Issue
Cor-Ten Steel	Recipe for patina	Vol. 1, No. 3
Patina?s Color Enhancing and Weatherproofing for Bronze		Vol. 2, No. 5
Bronze Patina Basics		March 1999
Final Coatings For Exterior Bronzes		May 1999
Making The Arts/Patineur Relationship Work		November 1999
The Revival of Homemade Ferric Nitrate		December 1999

Legal Issues

Title	Description	Issue
Dispute Resolution		Vol. 2, No. 6
Moral & Visual Rights for Artists		March 1999
Copyright Protection	What it is, how it works	October 1999

Computer and the Internet

Title	Description	Issue
The Internet, (A world of opportunities)		Vol. 2, No. 10
Suggestions For Sculptor?s Web Pages		Vol. 2, No. 18

Series

Title	Description	Issue
A 3-part series showing how to build a diesel oil burner furnace for melting bronze, how to make a solid investment mold & building a kiln.	Part 1 Of 3	Vol. 2. No. 8
Full Body Molding From Life	Covering full-body and head mold Part 1 Of 3	Vol. 2, No. 6
The Making of a Bronze	5-part series from conception to final patina and basing Part 1 of 5	Vol. 2, No. 12
Computer Aided Conceptualization	A 6-part series from computer conceptualization to the final patina Part 1 of 6	Vol. 3, No. 4
Patination	3-part series by world renown teacher and patineur Michael Edge Part 1 of 3	November 1999
The Art of Deception	3-part series examining cold cast bronze techniques in art and sculpture Part 1 of 3	November 1999

Miscellaneous

Title	Description	Issue
Casting Art in Africa	Low-Tech solutions	Vol. 1, No. 3
Differences Between Solid Investment and Ceramic Shell		Vol. 1, No. 3
Selecting a Foundry		Vol. 2, No. 7
The Art of Selling Bronze		Vol. 2, No. 7
Creating a Dream Foundry		Vol. 2, No. 7
How Sculpture Is & Isn?t Made		Vol. 2, No. 9
Top 10 Ways To Run An Art Foundry		Vol. 2, No. 9
Top 10 Ways To Treat Your Foundry		Vol. 2, No. 10
13 Guaranteed Ways To Successfully Commission The Bronze Monument You So Richly Deserve		Vol. 2, No. 12
What Exactly is a Sculpture		Vol. 2, No. 14
Loveland in Bronze		Vol. 2, No. 15
A Journey of Generations	Modern Art Foundry, NY City	Vol. 2, No. 17
Oregon Sculptor Flies with Eagles	Michael Maiden	Vol. 2, No. 18
From Jungle to Gallery	Harvesting Marble	Vol. 3, No. 1
Planning a Successful Art Business Venture		Vol. 3, No. 1
Educating the 3-D Customer		February 1999
Bronze Casting in Shangri-la		March 1999
Repairing Scratches on Marble		March 1999
The State of Corporate Art Collecting		April 1999
Consignment Fraud & Art Theft		June 1999
Preparing For Possible Theft of Your Artwork		June 1999
Foundry to Finish	Getty Museum	July 1999
Whose Work Is It?		August 1999
Legacy of a Master	Frederick Hart	September 1999
Responsibility of the Artist to the Community		November 1999
Differences Between Solid Investment and Ceramic Shell		Vol. 1, No. 3
Going Native Casting on a Tiny Budget		Vol. 4, No. 10
Is Art a Business or Just A Great Living		Vol. 4, No. 12
Setting Up a Small Foundry		Vol. 4, No. 9
Occupational Health & Safety		Vol. 4, No. 8
Learn to Sell Art Like the Galleries		Vol. 4, No. 7