Carved Wax | Jewelry Focus
Class Description
Taught by Cyril Despointes.
10 week course (meets once a week for 3 hours)
In this long-form course, students will learn to carve 2 irregular, stackable rings. This will provide an opportunity to cast the rings in two different metals and textures. Consideration will be given to create seats for stones if desired. Students will fully refine their wax models for casting and then clean and complete their pieces. Sprue removal, filing, sanding and polishing will be demonstrated.
As this is an advanced course, students must have prior wax carving experience, basic jewelry fabrication skills, including soldering and torchwork and familiarity with gemstones. Preparation for stone setting techniques will be discussed as they apply to student’s designs, but stone setting processes will not be taught.
Metal casting for this class is outsourced and will be the responsibility of the student. A resource list of casting facilities will be provided.
Class size 4 – 12 students.
Tool kits are available for purchase at our Tool Shop (one for students who have taken a wax working class with us, and a more complete one for those who haven’t). Materials will be available for pick up during your first class.
All students receive a 50% discount on hourly bench rentals throughout the duration of their course.
Refunds & Credit
Please email us at info@bkmetalworks.com to withdraw from class. Withdrawals from class more than 7 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund for the class minus a 10% processing fee. If cancellation occurs 3-6 days prior to the class, we will provide a 50% refund. Cancellations 48 hours or less receive a 25% refund. Refunds will not be provided for no-shows or same-day cancellations.
We do not refund tuition for classes that students miss due to their own circumstances. There will be no refunds once the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. Students enrolled in multi-session studio courses (excluding workshops and intensives) may make-up missed class sessions during open studio hours for up to two weeks after the last class meeting.
We reserve the right to cancel or discontinue any class, in which case you may choose to receive a refund, apply the class credit towards a different course, or receive a tuition credit for future use. Tuition credits are valid for up to one year. Refunds will be issued within 30 days.