Welcome
to Pets-Paws.com!
A
Pet-Paw is a beautiful metal "paw" cast directly
from your pet's paw print impression. Pet-Paws are cast in
your choice of bronze, brass, copper, or aluminum. They are
created in 2 styles: relief
(paw pads are raised) or imprint
(paw pads are recessed). Each
Pet-Paw includes a hand written inscription
on the back. Pet-Paws
are made of solid metal, they are durable and permanent -
and they are heavy! If you drop your Pet-Paw, it will not
break like a ceramic paw print can (watch your toes!). Pet-Paws
last forever and keep the memory of your pet alive always.
It is comforting to hold your Pet-Paw and feel the paw pads
in your hand. It's like holding your pet's paw again.
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A brass Pet-Paw made from Simon's paw
print.
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An
aluminum Pet-Paw made from Zuzu's paw print.
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How
do we make our Pet-Paws?
We
start with a playdough impression of your pet's paw print. Click
on the "impression process"
page to learn more about how to obtain a good paw print impression.
Once we receive your pet's impression we pour a special wax
into it and let it harden. The wax will become the "pattern"
for the metal Pet-Paw. After hardening, the wax is removed from
the impression and the edges are trimmed around the outline
of the paw print and carved smooth. The inscription is hand
carved into the back of the wax paw print. A mold is made around
the wax paw pattern using greensand. Molten metal is poured
into the sand mold and allowed to cool. The metal paw is removed
from the mold. Excess metal is cut away and the paw is polished
and finished.
Metal
types
Our
paws are cast in 4 different types of metal: bronze, brass,
copper, or aluminum. Bronze is the most popular. It is a mixture
of copper and tin. It is harder than brass. Bronze is commonly
used to cast large outdoor statues and has a natural "antiquey"
look to it. Our bronze varies slightly in color. It is predominantly
brown with subtle hues of red or yellow. Brass is a mixture
of copper and zinc. It has a bright golden yellow color. Copper
has a fiery red glow. Aluminum is much lighter than the other
3 metals. It polishes into a bright silvery color. It is a good
metal to use for making large Pet-Paws or if you want your Pet-Paw
to be light in weight.
Cat Pet-Paws cast in 4 different metals
left to right: brass, copper, bronze, and aluminum.
Styles
Our
Pet-Paws are created in 2 different styles: relief and imprint.
The
relief style is the most popular. The paw pads are raised and
the Pet-Paw looks just like the bottom of your pet's paw. It
looks 3-D. You could consider it an "outy!" You can
hold it in your hand and touch the pads as if you were really
holding your pet's paw.
The
imprint style looks just like your pet's paw track that you
would find on the ground. The paw pads are sunken into the metal
(recessed) as if your pet walked across the metal when it was
soft and left behind a paw print. Consider it an "inny!"
The imprint can only be created from a relatively shallow paw
impression about 1/2" deep.
Imprint
style Pet-Paws are created from relief Pet-Paws. When ordering
an imprint style, a relief style must also be ordered.
Both
styles are shown in the photos below. These two Pet-Paws were
made from the same single paw impression taken from our dog,
Sarah. Rest in peace girl, we miss you.
Relief style.
"outy"
Paw pads are raised. |
Imprint style.
"inny"
Paw pads are recessed. |
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Pet-Paw
inscriptions
We
include a hand written inscription on the back of every Pet-Paw.
If it can fit on the back of the Pet-Paw, we can inscribe it!
"Meow
Ying" inscription on a small brass Pet-Paw. |
"Flash"
inscription on a medium brass Pet-Paw. |
Sizes
Pet-Paws
are categorized into 2 general sizes: small and large.
Small
Pet-Paws are made from small animals such as cats and small
dogs. Small Pet-Paws are up to 2 inches in length.
Large
Pet-Paws are made from mid-sized animals such as medium and
large size dogs. Size range is over 2 inches to 4 inches in
length. If it's over 4 inches in length, then it's an Extra-large
Pet-Paw. If you want one of these, call me and we'll talk.
Pet-Paw weights
Pet-Paws
are heavy duty and solid. Here are some average weight ranges
for the 4 types of metals we use. Aluminum is lighter. It is
about half the weight of the other 3 metals. A medium sized
Pet-Paw in brass, bronze, or copper can weigh up to 3 pounds
- especially if it's from a big Great Dane!
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Brass
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Copper
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Bronze
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Aluminum
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Small
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1 - 4 oz
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1 - 4 oz
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1 - 4 oz
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0.5 - 2 oz
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Large
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1/2 - 3 lbs.
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1/2 - 3 lbs.
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1/2 - 3 lbs.
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4 oz - 1/2
lb.
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Pet-Paw
Variations
- Pendants:
if you plan to wear your Pet-Paw as a pendant, let us know
and we can make it thin by removing excess material so it
will be lighter in weight.
- Keyrings:
we can drill a hole and put a keyring on your Pet-Paw, just
ask.
- No impression:
if you have lost your beloved pet and you cannot obtain an
impression, but you would still like to have a Pet-Paw with
an inscription of your pet's name, let us know and we may
be able to match a Pet-Paw that is similar in size and shape
to your pet's paw.
- Other
casts: we routinely cast baby hands and feet, bear teeth (casts
from real teeth), elk ivory teeth, and cat head gate latches.
We can cast many other things...just ask.
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