This is a custom ring's wax that Pat carved for The Jewelers Workbench
Here's the pattern for A's Anniversary Brooch
Pat pricks the pattern with a pin to transfer the design to the blue carving wax.
I spent a lot of time thinking about how to sprue this piece . . .
There so much time in the carving that I want to ensure it casts perfectly! I actually began sprueing this wax Wednesday, then decided I wasn't happy with it. So I stopped and took a break. These views are after I finished sprueing it Thursday . . .
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I used three pieces of 6 gauge and one piece of 8 gauge wax sprueing wire.
Definitely better safe than sorry!
Thursday's high was only 52 degress; too cold to invest. So I invested both flasks late this afternoon so they'd be ready to go in the kiln first thing in the morning!
I had to run to The Home Depot to pick up an extra bottle of oxygen. Hmmm ~ gorgeous yellow primroses at the checkout for only $1.46. They're such beautiful plants that I couldn't resist getting us one. We may just have to go back for more!
Since I was out I swung by Ingles to pick up some ingrediants for dinner tonight (mussels fresh in from Maine with pasta). For some reason as I strolled past the magazine section one caught my eye . . . The April issue of Blue Ridge Country is out. It's a special issue celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
I picked it up thinking about recommending it to our writer Friend Tim W.. When I leafed through it I found the Guild's ad on page 15 . . . And there was our first Ancient Seas pendant!!!
What a Fun Surprise!
