Post #120715 by Trader Matt on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 10:15 PM

(I searched the forums and didn't find anything at all regarding this - please let me know if I missed something - apologies if a duplicate of sorts.)

Basically, I was wondering if anyone has experience going through the process of creating their own mugs? I guess what I mean is not just hand carving a piece of wood into a mug, but making a mold to where you could create multiples of the same mug?

I have some experience in sculpting (bronze, plaster, wood) and the process to create things such as bronze sculptures, where you carve your design using wax, then create a mold using cement around in, then pour molten bronze into the mold, resulting in a rough version of the carving, which then has to be cleaned and finished.

I saw that the shag disney ETR goblet was carved out of wax to begin with so I'm guessing that its a similar process to what I'm familiar with.

Can anyone provide a background on this topic? Whether from the design or manufacturing perspective...

Thanks.
Trader Matt