[Jewelry making - Article 00381] - Re: [Orchid] Fixing wax carving holes

[Jay Whaley]

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Augest,

    I sympathize with your frustrations. Wax working can be a tricky
    beast. From what you describe, if you are working with a purple
    carving wax, you may not be getting the wax hot enough to "bond" with
    the surrounding wax you're working with. Try a hotter tool, and when
    you "stab" the tip SLOWLY into the hole you want to fill, being sure
    to have an extra deposit of wax on your tool tip, remove the tip
    very, very slowly, and you will avoid getting any air bubbles in the
    cooling wax. Leave a small bump of wax on the repair, and file it
    down after it cools. I would use the exact same type of wax to fill
    that hole as you are carving, unless it is an extremely small pit or
    scratch, at the very end of your carving process, in which case you
    can use a fill wax, like disclosing wax, or Patch-Eze, by just
    rubbing it into the hole and smoothing it out carefully. I use my
    finger... 

Good luck!
Jay Whaley

 
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