sword stand nearly done

well this is my sword stand that i have been working on since early on this semester. it was originally in wax, then coated in a ceramic shell, and then( in my case poured 2 times, sprung a leak and broke the first time, can you find the area that broke? ) cast it in aluminum. it was quite fun. and today i got to hammer the shit out of the shell to break it away to reveal my piece.