POURING THE HOT WAX OVER A PLASTER MOLD 



Iii making large leaves like hellebore, pickerel weed and many 

 Flowing tropical leaves, sheet wax is not used; instead hot wax is 

 Process or poured directly over the mold which has been previously 

 Leaf Cast- placed in hot water to expel air from the plaster. This flow- 

 ing process greatly facilitates the work. In the reproduction 

 of a large leaf many wires must be used to serve not only as midribs but 

 as additional supports for the heavy mass of wax. The wire of the 



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