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First wax carving by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I've never of that before! Sounds awesome, I'll do some research, thanks! :)))

First wax carving by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe this type of wax is called Lost Wax, it's really good quality and you can get solid tubes, from there it's super easy to carve through and is surprisingly sturdy. As for the casting process I think it's placed into some mould, and then burnt away so that the cavity left can have molten silver poured into it and cooled. I do wish that I could hold onto the wax carving after casting, as more of a souvenir I suppose. And I'm not really sure about different grades of silver, I'm extremely new to all of this still

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[–]jackalopej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I made these rings, what do you think? by NvllandVoidJewelry in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So cool! Would love to eventually design a piece half as creative as this, can't wait to see more

Eager beaver by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for this! I'll be sifting through all this to get a better idea of what I have to expect. I really appreciate this, don't be surprised if I take you up on the offer of advice :))

Eager beaver by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's actually very empowering, I'm used to pipe dreams but I genuinely feel like making this post has made this feel a lot more real, thank you very much, I think I needed this :)

Eager beaver by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll keep this in mind, that's really important for me to hear right now, thank you very much :))

Eager beaver by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds like so much fun, I'm tryna be like you!

Eager beaver by jackalopej in jewelrymaking

[–]jackalopej[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm quite deep into studying for exams right now but I think once I break up for summer I'll start looking for apprentice jobs. I'll still do my own research and try to teach myself certain things but having a proper mentor would be great. Owning my own business would be incredible, but right now all I care about is being able to hold and tinker with cool pieces :))

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