Wax Ring Carving and Delft Casting Workshop

Wax Ring Carving and Delft Casting Workshop

Venue: Little Redlands, Cow Lane, Tring Herts HP23 5NS

Suitable for beginners
Learn how to carve a wax ring and then delft cast it in silver.
Lunch and refreshments are included.

Please contact me to arrange a suitable date.

After covering basic health and safety in the studio, you will be given a wax ring blank to carve, melt and texture to your required size using various tools. We will then cast it using a delft clay casting method which involves pressing the wax ring into an aluminium mould filled with a special sand with glycerine that holds its shape when compressed. Silver will be melted in a crucible and poured into the mould creating a silver ring from your wax. The ring will then need to be finished and polished.

The workshop runs from 10.30 to 4.30. It may run over until 5pm if needed. It takes place in my garden studio where I have a maximum of 3 places available per workshop. I like to fill all places wherever possible. The price is per person.

Lunch and refreshments are included. There will be about a 45 minute break for lunch. There is a lot to cover and a lunch break allows your brain a little time to take it all in.

Materials are included up to 20gms of silver. Extra available if needed at extra cost.
This class is suitable for beginners.