Do you want to learn to wax carve? The answer to that question is always “YES”! Carving is an essential skill on the road to becoming a complete goldsmith. It is cheap, forgiving, and a great way to improve both design and manufacture.

However, it is a particularly hard skill to master. The tools used are far more coarse, while the material is softer, more pliable, and easier to break. It has both its advantages and disadvantages. But it opens up avenues that don’t exist when working with metal alone.

In this class, you will be shown the basics of wax carving and shown how to work with the material and its tools and come away with a good understanding and the beginnings of your own 'style.'

But please don’t think you’ll pick this up overnight or without copious practice. An advanced skill such as wax carving requires a great deal of dedication, patience and hard graft.