I've had a busy couple of days. Yesterday I spent most of the day carving an engagement ring out of wax. This wax will be sent to the casters to be cast in platinum once I have the go-ahead from my customers. The carving wax is very brittle an can be very easily broken so alot of care has to be taken when carving detailed pieces.
Carving an item in wax and then casting it can save alot of wastage of metal and therefore keeps the cost down for the customer. Platinums price has gone up be approx 30% in the last year so I must be as efficient as possible.
Today I have been working on some designs - my customer has their own stone and wants a dress ring designed. I like doing dress rings as they don't have to be as practical as and engagement ring as they are usually only worn when going out, or for special occaisions.
