Here are a few pictures of wax tools and an earring that I've been making in wax. I hope it helps to clarify what I'm doing in wax.
An assortment of dental tools used to carve the wax.
The wax. There are many different types of wax that range from soft to hard. They are organized by color and come in every shape imaginable. My favorite is the blue which is a soft wax.
A detail of the wax. Some sticks are quite small which is helpful when making jewelry.
My new alcohol lamp used for heating the dental tools and melting the wax. Even though denatured alcohol burns very cleanly, I created an improve ventilation system with a fan in my window to help keep fumes from building.
A carved wax goose all ready for casting in the fall semester. It will hopefully become an earring.
I always save little boxes, they are the perfect size in which to store jewelry bits.
Every little bit of wax is useful so when I'm finished working for the day I always ball the little scraps and save them for the next project.
Until next time,
Gitta
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