Do you like wide ring bands? They’re easy to make in wax and it’s a lot of fun to create patterns on them. This class is perfect if you like patterns! You learn different ways of measuring equal distances for a continuous pattern, how to mark patterns on wax, and different ways of creating a repeating pattern.
Techniques covered
- Pierce and size a ring blank
- File parallel and how to measure this
- Find the centre line
- 2 different ways to measure equal distances for a continuous pattern
- Mark your pattern on the ring
- How to drill to make sure everything is equal distance apart
- Look at your ring as a whole and not every separate part (this is more a mindset than a technique, but very useful)
Tools and materials
- Round ring wax with centre hole
- Saw + sawblades
- Hand files + needle files
- Wax ring sizer + ring stick
- Callipers
- Dividers + ruler + scribe + permanent marker
- Carving tools
- Micro motor/foredom and ball burrs (different sizes)
What’s included
- 32 page PDF with photos and written instructions. You can download the PDF for easier access.
- 4 instructional videos, around 1.5 hours
- Opportunity to ask questions
- Lifetime access to all the material
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Tutor
Hi I’m Sandy. I learned jewellery making, including wax carving, at the School of Jewellery in Dublin. After finishing my course, I taught at the school for a year and I also taught a wax carving workshop at Lucy Walker Jewellery in Kuala Lumpur. After learning all the basics of wax carving, I practiced and experimented A LOT. Something didn’t work out the first time I tried it? No problem, just try again (and again and again…) until it does work! Practice really is the only way to get better at something :) I love wax carving and I’m excited to teach you!