The casting centre produces high quality one off pieces based upon traditional designs.
Dhamrai Metal casting is set in a beautiful building - Banik House, with a courtyard centred around a well,
Our stop was brief but we saw examples of the wax modelling, The workers use 800w of light and heat from 4 bulbs to keep the wax soft.
The table has a hood made from jute sack cloth to hold in the heat, a kerosin lamp is used for localised heat to join and shape the wax. Temperature is key in working the wax, the men quickly and fluidly move the object between the table, the flame and a bowl of cool water depending on which task they are trying to achieve. 
Unfortunately the monthly cast had taken place a few days before an the next one wasn’t to be until I had moved on to Gujarat within the project .
Sukanta Banik, the owner, broke down a mould to show the different layers of clay used in the molds construction and the quality of the casting.
Watch Sukanta break the mold and talk about the casting process here: Dhamrai Metal Casting.
We looked around the shop area, I liked the Alpana type painting on the floor.
I arranged to come back and spend more time watching and learning about the wax working and finishing processes.
We made our way to the boat museum. Along the way we saw individually painted adverts by the roadside.
