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
- The Build-Up Technique
- Types of Waxes
- Tools for Wax Modeling And Carving
- Back to Basics (Sample Chapter)
- Wax Modeling, Trouble Shooting
- Three Popular Textural Designs (Sample Chapter)
- The “Tree” Ring and Flower Setting
- Creating Artistic Holes
- Parallel Edge Ring Design
- The Diagonal Ring Shank
- Four Playful Wax Techniques
- The Brandy Glass Ring
- Preventing Top-Heavy Rings from Flipping Over
- How to Set A Bulbous Stone
- Sandwich Setting
- Making Comfortable Long Rings
- Ring Jacket
- Men’s Ring
- Spin, Whirl and Twirl
- Rings with Movement
- The Female Form
- Loop the Loop
- Setting Melees
- Aligning the Table Of Irregular Cut Stones
- Brooch with Interchangeable Center Stone
- The Double Brooch, 1+1=1 & 1-1=2
- Narrow Brooch / Azama Slide Lock
- Pendant-Ring
- Miror Image for Cuffs & Earrings
- The Azama Ridge Diamond Setting
- Azama “Y” Ring
- Azama Half & Half Ring
- Azama LapWax Jewelry & Puzzle Rings
Formats available: PDF (eBook)