About the White River Foundry

The White River Foundry was established in 1988 to address the need of a fine art foundry located in the mid-west. The foundry is operated by a sculptor/engineer sensitive to the vision of artists while maintaining the technical skills necessary for the production of high quality castings and superior finishing.

If you are new to casting or are looking for a new foundry please read "How to Choose a Foundry" .   To learn about the creation and casting process take a tour of  "Making "Evolution".  To learn about basic patination techniques visit "Bronze Patina Basics".

The White River Foundry offers the following services.

• Custom armatures and planning.  Please call before you start a sculpture, I can give you tips that will save you money in moldmaking.
• Mold making. Flexible molds of silicone or urethane. Any size.  We now use lightweight Forton MG mother molds.  1/4 the weight of traditional plaster molds and 10 times stronger.
• Wax casting and chasing.
• Plastic resin casting. Rigid urethanes, cold cast bronze and stone, plasters and hydrocals, and Forton MG (TM).
• Casting bronzes, brasses, aluminum, silver, gold and pewter by the ceramic shell process.  We use Ransom and Randolf's fast drying, extra strong "Delux-coat".  
• Complete metal chasing, finishing and patina work.  We take pride in our skills in this all important area.  Our patina's are second to none.
• Basing services. Wood, metal or stone.
• Partial work welcome.  Minimum work schedule-gating, pouring, gating removal.   Save big money by doing your own waxes and chasing.
• Pick-up and delivery, if possible, as well as on-site work.
• Complete crating and shipping services, both on-shore and abroad.
• All the free advice you can stand.
• Turn key service for large projects. Let me take the headaches while you create. I've had 20 years of project management experience.
• Click HERE to see some work we have done.