Casting Silver

At the Studio in Connemara this week we are working on casting Silver ingots. We do this by making a mould in a special sand and pouring the molten Silver into the mould. It doesnt always turn out perfect so patience is required but most times we love the results.
After cleaning the Sterling Silver Ingot we anneal it and then put it through our Rolling Mill to take it down to the dimensions we need or we may work on it directly from the mould.


See www.ruairioneill.com for more of Ruairí O'Neill's Silver Jewellery and Paintings 

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