515. Wax Carving

515. Wax Carving

Class - Metals | This class is completed

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

Metals Studio - 209

Adventurous beginners or students with some experience

7/20/2022-9/7/2022

6:30 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Wed

$300.00

$270.00

Focus on learning techniques used to create wax models for jewelry making. Learn to carve and sculpt custom designs from wax. Techniques include layout and design, sawing, carving with files, using flex shafts, surface textures, and flame techniques. Once wax models are created you can take them to a caster to be cast into silver, gold, rose-gold or other metal. Wax carving is a great technique for anyone looking to develop their skills or run a jewelry business. It is perfect for mini-production runs as well as one-off creations. Jewelry Fabrication, Lost Wax Casting or other bench experience is helpful to get the most from the course. Most materials included in the fee.

Wosinski, Jacob

Jacob Wosinski (Jake) was first introduced to jewelry making as a boy in his grandfather's workshop. His grandfather, Raymond, made a ring for Jake for his 8th-grade graduation, which he still has today. Jake started making his own jewelry at 18. At the age of 20, he started his studies in gemology through the Gemological Institute of America. In 1992, Jake took his first official jewelry making class at the Sawtooth Center in Winston-Salem and he was hooked. Jake knew this was the career path for him. After making jewelry in his own garage for a couple of years, Jake went off to jeweler’s school in Atlanta. When Raymond wasn't able to make jewelry any more he passed down all his tools, which Jake still uses today. After graduation in 1995, he started his first paid job as a metalsmith. After over 22 years working for other shops and winning multiple national design awards, Jake has opened his own retail jewelry store, Jacob Raymond Jewelry in Greensboro, NC. Jake named his store Jacob Raymond in honor of his grandfather, Raymond, for without his influence he would not be a jeweler today.