No really.
I have no idea what I am doing at all.
Okay, let me start over.
At May Crown my husbands Knight Sir Thorkil introduced me to Sir Torfin, who is both a Knight and a Laurel (*swoon*). Sir Torfin and I got chatting about his art (casting) and he told me that if I were to carve something out of wax, he would give me some pointers and if possible, eventually cast it.
I was really, really gun-ho about this idea as I had done lost-wax casting in high school, and was excited to revisit it. So I bought the wax he suggested, and the tool, and got to work.
Or, rather, I tried.
Holy crap, this is hard, hard wax, and going to be a lot slower going than I first expected! Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the challenge, but man, I was over estimated my abilities! Go figure!
My plan is by September Crown to have three pieces to present to him: A Pendant, a 3d figure and...something else, I haven't' decided on the third. However at this point, I think I'll be happy if I get one done!
Post under the tag of Wax Casting will document this project.
Without further ado, here is part one of this project:
Step One: Carve a thin slice of wax. This was done with a coping saw.
Step Two: Cut the slice to something closer to the right size:
Step Three: Rough Shape the wax into the pendant shape, in this case, a shield.
Step Four: Scratch out the design you want to carve, and get to work.
Thanks for reading! More updates as I get progress!
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