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What is jeweler's wax?

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Jeweler's wax is used to make jewelry by providing a casting medium for high-detail work. It is melt-able, so it can pick up details on things you would like to include in your mold, but will not suffice for casting metal in. It is a middle step between plaster and mother mold.

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Jeweler's wax is a fine-grained wax with a high melting temperature which is used to create sculptures or jewelry molds. It comes in multiple colors and can be purchased at most art supply stores.

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posted by jika (32)
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Jewelers use several different kinds special-purpose waxes. Jeweler's wax usually means stiff sticky wax used to hold a small article while it is worked on. They also use special waxes for lost-wax casting, and for polishing.

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Jeweler's wax usally in a range of colors, available in departmental retails chains. It is used to paste any small piece of decorative handicrafts. It may also used to polish things.

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Jeweler's wax is wax or plastic from which a jeweler designs or carves a piece of jewelry. They then use the piece to cast a mold of the Jewelry.

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