03-16-2009, 10:15 AM
<!--quoteo(post=303687:date=Mar 16 2009, 12:21 AM:name=knifegloves.com)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(knifegloves.com @ Mar 16 2009, 12:21 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=303687\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecCurious... are these REALLY cast out of bronze and pewter or just resin yet painted to look like bronze and pewter?<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndyep, these are whats known as cold cast.there are a few methods, you can get metal effect powders and mix then into a resin, then when the piece is pulled, you can buff is to give it a metalicfinish.I personally use real metal that has been ground into a powder, its more difficult to work with as the metal is obvioulsy heavy so i blend a few resins together to make the metal suspend in it otherwise it just sinks to the bottom.I think is yeilds a far better result. And yes, the bronze one does weigh a ton