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[957] Making Tools for Working with Wax
I make all my own wax carving tools and hot wax tools.I have done this since the early 1970´s when I could find only dental tools ready-made on the market. I was told a bent nail would suffice, but thought I could do better. So my tools and techniques developed together and now the one is probably a reflection of the other.For a long, time I thought the variety in tools was endless, but now I only make modifications of a few basic shapes. They are shown below. The tools are easy to make and require no specialized equipment. (2006)
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