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me asked:


So I have carved a ring from wax and want to be able to make copies of it. How would I go about doing this? Can I just get some rubber or latex, coat the wax with it, and then cut the latex off to make a mould into which I can later pour wax? Or should I first cast the ring in metal and make a mould off of that?

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ebmid2 asked:


1. Rank steel, bronze, wrought iron, and cast iron in order of quality for weapons and tools.

2. Which of those metals were used to make the best weapons in the Iron Age?

3. Which of those metals were used to make most tools in the Iron Age, and why?
I’m not sure, but here’s what I think the answers are:
1. Steel is best, then bronze, then wrought iron, then cast iron.

2. Steel, since it’s the best.

3. Wrought iron, since it was the cheapest at the time, since it was easier to make than steel, and more common than bronze.

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Enigma-lite asked:


It is made of cast brass or bronze and is about 2″ high. there is a loop at the top, as though for a cord.

On one side is a seated figure with long hair with his left arm resting on a shield and his right arm holding a stick. there is a letter at each corner. E at the top, I bottom left and T bottom right. the word “ROMA” is written on the bottom.
On the other side is a figure standing on a ball. It has long hair and holds a round object to its body with the left arm. the right arm seems to have the fist pressed agaisnt the object. the letters “RM” are at the bottom left and the number 1750 on the bottom right.

I think it came from a Phillipino lady.

The object I such a mystery to me I don’t even know what kind of person to ask. Is it religious or possibly masonic? is it a weight? Is it a momento? Please can somebody help?

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