[Jewelry making - Article 00355] - [Orchid] Fixing wax carving holes

[Augest]

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Hello everyone,

    I am doing a project and need some advice. I have only had very
    rudimentary training in wax carving in the form of night classes at
    FIT, and I read a couple of books, but I cannot seem to get past this
    one problem I am having. Whenever I have a ding or hole that needs
    filling I use my wax pen to deposit melted wax into the spot. The
    melted wax fills the hole, and I can even sand it down and it makes a
    smooth surface where the ding once was. The problem is that the spot
    that was fixed now appears lighter under the surface than the rest of
    the model. Is this air bubbles or just the way wax appears when you
    fix it? All the books tell me to fill the void in this manner, but no
    one mentions the wax appearing lighter under the surface. I am
    presently using purple wax and have mended my model with the same wax
    used to carve it. I get the same result no matter what color wax I am
    using. Am I missing something? Do I need to buy special "fixing" wax?
    I am so confused and tired of trying to figure this out. Please
    advise. 

Thanks,
Augest

 
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