Designing in Wax - Lost Wax Casting

About

Suitable for the absolute beginner or intermediate jeweller who hasn’t ventured into wax work. This comprehensive workshop is spread over 8 sessions where you will learn how to carve wax, manipulate soft wax and cast-in-place stone set, to create rings and other jewellery items. Participants will be shown a variety of demonstrations and will be able to explore their own design with new techniques.

Course Objectives

You will have plenty of time to work on your own models for casting and lots of tips and tricks will be covered along the way.

Design and manufacture – Understand how to design, prototype and manufacture wax models for reproduction

Basic methods of model production – Carving, building up or a combination of both

Techniques in wax – Organic and irregular shapes, interesting textures, spontaneous shapes and surface effects or Intricate carved patterns.

Methods of clean-up procedures – You will acquire knowledge of how to remove casting sprues and professionally polish your finished design.

Findings/ connections - You will gain an understanding in how to attach clasps and connections or additional finer details.

Advanced soldering – You will be able to undertake more complex solder joins, knowing what type of join and solder to use for the job at hand.

Course Outcomes

Each course begins with short, structured technical exercises and then fabricating, decorating and joining will be demonstrated. You will learn the basic skills needed to create your own carved wax ring and…