Lost wax jewelry

This is a photographic tour of my lost wax casting process - a detailed though brief tutorial, and also gives a look at how much work goes in to each ring.

Photography by Ryan Leggett With a freshly cast bit of gold in hand, it’s finally time to refine and finish our ring. The next few steps involve sawing, sanding, and polishing our ring until the surface is just right. Then, we’ll take our time setting a beautiful Old European Cut diamond into the center. Polishing and Setting The sprue and button left over from casting must be removed from the bottom of the ring. A jeweler’s saw makes quick work of this task. Next, we shape the bottom of the…

TEXTURES IN WAX By LEE EPPERSON This paper will describe and show various textures that I produce in wax and on the finished silver. WAVE TEXTURE This texture is produced with a hand made tool mounted in a cable driven […]

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Figure out why it's called lost wax casting and what the process entails.

This was an exercise in my casting studio where I needed to create 9 different rings out of ring wax.