Lost Wax Cast Brass Slow Worm Keyring
Lost Wax Cast Brass Slow Worm Keyring
Tender’s slow worm keyring is lost wax-cast in England from solid brass, and fitted onto a brass-plated steel keyring.
Tender’s jeweller created the master with hand tools, from copper rod. This master is then used to make a mould, into which wax is poured. The wax is packed in plaster, and molten brass is run in, melting away the wax and hardening inside the plaster. The plaster is then broken away and the piece is filed and cleaned up.
The slow worm is a legless lizard which is fairly common in the UK and the keyring is life size for a young slow worm. The body loops around a brass-plated steel split keyring, and the Tender Plautus face logo is hand-engraved onto the belly.
The slow worm phant is polished in a vibrating tub of marble chips, but is not varnished or lacquered, so will patinate and develop even more character over time.
