1. Cuttlefish Bone Casting Cuttlefish bone is the internal shell of Sepia officinalis, a mollusk highly appreciated in the Mediterranean cuisine.

2. How does it work? A hard and thin crust covers the internal, thick, softer pulp. This soft pulp can be carved. The pulp is composed of closely packed thin layers of alternatively dense and spongy soft material.

3. What does the mold look like? Cuttlefish Mold Metal Casting from mold

4. Cuttlefish mold wired together before casting. Cuttlefish standing in sand with hot metal inside the mold.

5. Inside of the cuttlefish showing all the interior “rings”. This is the natural beauty and texture of the cuttlefish.

6. The Mold

7. Pouring the Metal