514. Lost Wax Casting

514. Lost Wax Casting

Class - Metals | This class is completed

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States

Metals Studio - 209

All levels.

4/7/2021-5/26/2021

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$300.00

$270.00

Discover the fascinating process of lost wax casting! You’ll start by learning to carve hard waxes and model with soft waxes to create a wax model of a ring, pendant, or other jewelry-scale item. That model is invested in a flask which is burned out in a kiln. The resulting cavity in the investment is filled with molten metal and the cast jewelry piece emerges, ready to finish by cutting off sprues, then using files and polishing your piece. We cast with silver or bronze. Students may choose which to purchase for casting. Waxes, tools and other materials are discussed in class and many materials are provided. Masks and social distancing are required in this and all Sawtooth classes. This class is open to age 16 to adult.

Morse, Carole

Carole has 30+ years in professional jewelry work, and is a self-taught custom jewelry maker with professional training in Arkansas and North Carolina. "I believe it is possible for anyone to be able to make a piece of wearable jewelry through the Lost Wax casting method. Come try your hand…it's tons of fun!"