Carving SIG / Nuts & Wax Focus - Apr2024

Carving SIG - Nuts & Wax focus

DESCRIPTION

Our monthly get togethers have a different focus topic every month.  This time the focus is on power carving jeweler's wax and Tagua nuts.  Rick Martin carved for 50 years but never wood. He was a professional jeweler and carved jeweler's wax to make detailed models of rings, bracelets, and necklaces before casting them in precious metals. He used a Foredom because the wax was very hard. This will be a power carving demo with a chance to experience a little hands-on yourself with a variety of rotary shaft tools (Foredom, Dremel, micromotor). Try your hand at carving a Taqua Nut.

You might model a complex carving in clay, but you could also practice carving it in wax.

DATES/TIMES - Daytimes 1:00-3:00, with option to arrive after noon to eat, work, or chat.

PREREQUISITE:  None.

LOCATION - Woodcraft, Tigard

COST - free except for you sharing your experience, questions, successes, and frustrations so we all can learn from and help each other.

COORDINATOR is Larry Wade, (503-312-7745, lpwade@gmail.com), but expect others to pitch in over time (this could be you!).