Transferring Patterns to Wax
Starting out with clear layout lines is essential with any wax-carving project. If you're creating a design from scratch, it's easy enough to clearly scribe your lines directly onto the wax block. But what if a customer has a design or image they want you to turn into a piece of jewelry? How can you accurately recreate that same design on a block of wax? Transfer it. Here are some quick tips for transferring a pattern onto wax.
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Starting out with clear layout lines is essential with any wax-carving project. If you're creating a design from scratch, it's easy enough to clearly scribe your lines directly onto the wax block.
But what if a customer has a design or image they want you to turn into a piece of jewelry? How can you accurately recreate that same design on a block of wax? Transfer it.
Here are some quick tips for transferring patterns to wax.
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