Colonial Crafts Days during the celebration of Heritage Month in Annapolis, MD. Participation in the event was by inivintation from Historic Annapolis, Inc. Red Hancock is kneeling at front and center.
Colonial Crafts Days during the celebration of Heritage Month in Annapolis, MD. Participation in the event was by inivintation from Historic Annapolis, Inc. Red Hancock is making the first half of a sand mold. Sand molds must be made in two halves in order to separate them and remove the pattern.
Colonial Crafts Days during the celebration of Heritage Month in Annapolis, MD. Participation in the event was by inivintation from Historic Annapolis, Inc. Red Hancock is pouring 1500 degree molten metal into the sand molds. Special knowledge of how to pour molds is extremely important.
Colonial Crafts Days during the celebration of Heritage Month in Annapolis, MD. Participation in the event was by inivintation from Historic Annapolis, Inc. Red Hancock dumps his molds after solidification of the Aremtale. Time for solidification depands on the size of casting but usually is a matter of minutes.
Colonial Crafts Days during the celebration of Heritage Month in Annapolis, MD. Participation in the event was by inivintation from Historic Annapolis, Inc. Red Hancock checks his castings - but he never makes mistakes!
Red Hancock demonstrating sand molding at The American Folklife Festival, July 1969. This event was sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and was held on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
