Wax Carving | Making a Shield Ring

In this video, I show my process for carving a shield ring out of wax. This piece will later be cast in metal using the lost wax casting process. I'm using matt carving wax for this model and odorless mineral spirits to polish the finished carving.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Smoothing out Rough Wax End
1:00 - Sawing the Wax Tube
1:42 - Sizing the Wax Ring
2:30 - Flattening the Ring Top
3:45 - Laying out the Shield Design
6:25 - Smoothing out the Wax Surface
7:02 - Finished Shield Ring


Tools and materials used:
Wax Carving File - https://ebay.us/eAXnpE
Wax Ring Tube Flat Top - https://ebay.us/AcIXXr
Machinist Square - https://ebay.us/jCeesM
Jewelry Saw - https://ebay.us/fVxx3e
Wax Saw Blades - https://ebay.us/pRDgul
Needle Files - https://ebay.us/2yLxwa


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