Casting Without Wax and Metal Forming

Class 01:

• Intro and bio
• Class outline and expectations
• Types of casting – wax and no wax and differences
• Tools used for casting without wax
• Creating a seasoned crucible

Class 02:

• Broom casting

Class 03:

• Salt and/or rock casting

Class 04:

• Water casting

Class 05:

• Cuttlebone casting

Class 06:

• Making jewelry with castings

Class 07:

• Forming metal using a pitch pot and chasing tools

Class 08:

• Forming with stakes and hammers
• Kinds of stakes
• Kinds of hammers
• Demonstrating raising and forming bracelets and other shapes
• Demonstrating annealing

Class 09:

• Fold forming
• How to make simple folds in metal to create pattern and design
• Vertical fold
• Horizontal fold
• Diagonal fold
• How and when to anneal
• How to form a bracelet around a mandrel

BONUS!

• Bonus class: Sand casting
• Bonus item: Materials list
• Bonus item: Sand casting step-by-step handout

Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Casting Without Wax and Metal

Time table:
9 hours

Level:
Basic / Intermediate / Advanced

Target market:
Jewelry makers, anyone who loves silversmithing, jewelry making, or want to start a new hobby or career

Main objective:
Learn how to cast new forms out of scrap silver to make jewelry.

Prerequisite:
None