Golden-Blue Sand Casted Metal Necklace With Multi-Coloured Beads

Pattern Details: The piece created uses the inherent imperfections of the sand casting process as design elements. The grainy sand texture and the nuggets of silvery alloys are all references to the sand molds and the recycled materials that were used to create these pieces. Each piece is unique and one of a kind. The Community That Recycles Metal Waste: Extensively practiced by the artisans of Reha, sand casting is one of the oldest casting techniques in which recycled metals are melted and poured into one-time used molds made from river sand. Initially involved in metal knife-making, to help sustain this craft, Khamir is working with the artisans to make jewellery products using a similar process in which almost everything is re-used including the sand. What's' In the Technique: First, an epoxy compound model of the designs is created. The caster uses these to make sand molds. Metal rings hold the pressed sand that forms the top and bottom parts of the mold. Then, recycled metals such as household utensils and old pipes are then melted into pourable metal inside a coal-fuelled furnace. This melted metal is then hand poured into stacked molds. After they are cooled, th