Lost Wax Jewelry Making: The Build-up Technique - Complete Edition

One of the few books available on wax modelmaking; "Lost Wax Jewelry Making: The Build-up Technique" by Minoru Azama, printed in Japanese by Kashiwa Hobby Books. 1999.

Azama process emphasizes building up wax as opposed to starting with a wax blank and carving away material. He uses this approach for organic as well as geometric subjects. The potential of this technique is unlimited!

Azama's work is outstanding, some of it so very precise and geometric that one would think it had been carved of hard wax. The book was written for students at the Japan Jewelry Academy, and Mr. Azama has been generous enough to write a complete English translation.

Table of contents

1. The Build-Up Technique
2. Types of Waxes
3. Tools for Wax Modeling And Carving
4. Back to Basics (Sample Chapter)
5. Wax Modeling, Trouble Shooting
6. Three Popular Textural Designs (Sample Chapter)
7. The "Tree" Ring and Flower Setting
8. Creating Artistic Holes
9. Parallel Edge Ring Design
10. The Diagonal Ring Shank
11. Four Playful Wax Techniques
12. The Brandy Glass Ring
13. Preventing Top-Heavy Rings from Flipping Over
14. How to Set A Bulbous Stone
15. Sandwich Setting
16. Making Comfortable Long Rings
17. Ring Jacket
18. Men's Ring
19. Spin, Whirl and Twirl
20. Rings with Movement
21. The Female Form
22. Loop the Loop
23. Setting Melees
24. Aligning the Table Of Irregular Cut Stones
25. Brooch with Interchangeable Center Stone
26. The Double Brooch, 1+1=1 & 1-1=2
27. Narrow Brooch / Azama Slide Lock
28. Pendant-Ring
29. Miror Image for Cuffs & Earrings
30. The Azama Ridge Diamond Setting
31. Azama "Y" Ring
32. Azama Half & Half Ring
33. Azama LapWax Jewelry & Puzzle Rings