Bare Bones Casting
The technique behind cuttlefish bone casting and design possibilites it offers
By Margaretha Held
Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from “Cuttlefish Bone Casting: Theory of Mold Making, Design Possibilities, Practical Casting Technique and Analysis,” a paper by Margaretha Held that was published in the proceedings of the 2019 Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology.