Casting Singing Bowls
are produced by metal casting process with
the technique of sand casting method. For
sand casting purpose, the master mould are
prepared from the master dice of desired
size and shaped singing bowl with the use
of sand, clay and dice.
In Casting Singing Bowls
making process, first the various composition
of metals (Copper, Tin, Zinc, Iron, Lead,
Gold and Silver) as raw materials are melted
into furnace depending on manufacturing
needs such as for bronze singing bowl or
for seven metal singing bowl making. In
this casting singing bowls making process
the mixture of various metal combination
according to product needs are turned into
metal gulli, ingots and metal silly or biscuits
to make available for small casting or directly
melting as raw materials like scrap metals
(copper, tin etc, cracked or damaged singing
bowls) dividing their percentage of metal
mix for casting.
The prepared red hot melted metal are poured
into the casting mould ready for sand casting.
After few minutes of pouring the metal are
turned into desired shape and size of singing
bowls in rough finish according to mould
prepared. And each time the master artisan
has to prepare a master mould for the next
lot of sand casting process of singing bowls.
Each mould will have a capacity to produce
a single bowl to 4 singing bowls one at
a time of sand casting depending on sizes
required.
The individual singing
bowls are then chiseled, made turning and
smoothening rough surface of singing bowls
for fine finishing and looks from inside
and outside surface according to finishing
needs. After then, bowls are processed for
giving final finish touch either by hand
sanding (matte finish) or by buffing or
polishing for glossy finish and finally
singing bowls are produced and ready to
sell and release for the market.
And as per needed, these singing bowls are
sent for other process like hand carvings,
antique color finishing, colorings, paintings
and etching process.
In this sand casting making
process of singing bowls, the singing bowls
produced will have uniform shape and size
and produced fast in making. These casting
process are done for producing Flat Design
(Manipure Shape) Singing Bowls, Gulpa Shape
(Begging Bowl) Singing Bowls, Height (Cylinder
Shape) Singing Bowls, Japanese Design Singing
Bowls.
These casting singing bowls
are widely popular for meditation, charka
balancing, sound therapy, sound massage,
healing, water therapy, space clearing,
feng shui, decoration and gift sets. It
produces a very special rimming and distinct
sound and vibration than other types of
singing bowls. But the sound and vibration
produced will be different with the shape,
size, weight and thickness of the singing
bowls.
These singing bowls also can be decorated
with various carvings and paintings which
reflects religious beliefs and values like
the hand carving of Buddha Images, Buddhist
Deities and Motifs, Eight Auspicious Symbols,
Om Mani Padme Hum tibetan mantra, Dragon
design, Buddha Image and Eye and Motifs
Double Dorje Carvings, Various Mandalas,
Louts Designs, Ying Yang and with various
colors and hand painting, platings and etching
for better looks and decorations.
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