Couple related items. These two casting trees may have nothing directly to do with woodworking, but are examples of a procedure in the lost wax casting process which I sometimes use to build woodworking planes. Ralph
A set of 4 hammer heads still "on the tree" resembling a flower. Just didn't have the heart to separate them.
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7083acfa.jpg
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...psd95216f1.jpg
A set of solid Gold jacks.
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...psc2db5477.jpg
Cut from the tree and buffed. Now need polishing and the companion ball. These trees are on 1/4 inch background graph paper.
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...psda9dbf40.jpg