[Jewelry making - Article 00800] - Re: [Orchid] Wax Carvers for Beginners

[M'Lou Brubaker]

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Dear Amery,

    I have done well for years using a few dental tools, a straight
    pick, a knife, some gravers, wax files, a drill and saw blades, and a
    wax pen. At first I used an alcohol lamp, but I recommend a wax pen
    now. The little battery one is okay, works well, but really burns up
    the AA batteries, so I eventually got a plug-in type from Rio Grande.
    My dental tools are 2 Cleoid-Discoids in different sizes and one
    narrow scraper that I don't know the name of. 

    I like pulling the tools towards me and when I bought Kate's tools I
    didn't think I liked the way they are straight on the handle, but I
    have adapted to them. The booklet sent with them helped me learn to
    use various tools to make a couple of basket settings that I had
    orders for, and it worked very well. I am going to keep using the
    Kate tools with my others, but if you want to save some money, you
    can get on very well with other things, at least until you have more
    money. The dental tools that I got cost about $25 each, but I only
    needed 3 of them. Do not heat them; use homemade wire tools for
    that, if you use an alcohol lamp instead of a wax pen. 

M'lou Brubaker

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