Artifact Reproduction | Parks Canada
Watch along as Parks Canada’s Artifact Reproduction Specialists reproduce an ice axe. In this video experts use 3D printing, resin molding, fine art painting, and more to create a convincing artifact reproduction.
This ice axe was used by mountaineer Bradford Washburn in 1937 during his summit of Mt. Lucania, Canada’s third highest peak. It was excavated from Kluane National Park and Reserve in the Yukon in 2022. Since its recovery, Parks Canada’s experts have worked to conserve it long-term.
Many objects from this discovery – including this ice axe – were … Continue