This custom hardware was commissioned by a homeowner who was building an elaborate wine cellar. These were his own bronze door latch and hinge elements. I got started in wood and wax, roughing in the details. Then I took carveable plastic moulds and carved them, in the negative. Here's the final casting:
I started with the shape of the final object and took a mould off it in plastic (fast-cast polyurethane, fairly carveable):
Cool, huh? Thinking negatively is good sometimes...