Bellfounding is the craft of creating bells in a foundry. A practitioner of the craft is called a bellmaker or bellfounder. Bellfounding Bellfounding is the casting of large bells for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings. Bells which are rung are usually made by casting bell metal (a high-copper bronze alloy) of a size appropriate for the pitch the bell is intended to produce. Other materials occasionally used are brass or iron. Fine tuning of metal bells is achieved on a lathe to rem… (More on Bellmaker)