[Jewelry making - Article 01600] - Re: [Orchid] Carving and modeling wax

[David L. Huffman]

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>     The kids have been doing soap carving. They see me carving some
>     wax and would like to try that too. 

    Bees wax is fine for casting. If you keep it in cool water it won't
    lose it's shape of become sticky. I'd be hesitent to have kids work
    with carving tools. If they're sharp enough to cut wax, they're sharp
    enough to cut kids. If they're dull, they'll use more pressure so if
    there's a slip, the tool has a lot of force behind it and, even dull,
    can do some damage. Maybe a vulcanite file and some other shapes of
    coarse files. Maybe a jeweler's saw frame with a spiral wax blade. At
    that, I'd probably have them wear some kind of gloves since tender
    little hands aren't like tough old calloused jeweler's hands. 

David L. Huffman
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