Learn how to create prong settings for cabochons, rose cuts and rough gemstones using wax wire to be cast into metal in this beginner level class.

I'll go over how to select your wax and build two different styles of wire frame settings using wax wire. Then I'll demonstrate how to attach the pieces together and add jump rings using a heat source with the additive technique.

I will also show how to set the stones in metal once your piece is cast.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE:

• 32 Minute Instructional Video with 3 camera angles to learn how to create wire frame settings in wax
• 20 Minute Instructional Video with 3 camera angles to learn how to set your stones in metal
• Class Step-By-Step Instructional PDF with images and time stamps including images of finished projects in both wax and metal
• Lost Wax Casting Video behind the scenes of a casting house in New York City, to learn how a wax model gets cast into metal
• Wax Carving & Lost Wax Casting Quick Guide PDF on the essentials of wax carving, step-by-step overview of how casting works, and recommended casters
• Recommended Casters List
• Tool List with Rio Grande SKUs and a link to our Amazon storefront
• Glossary of wax carving and casting terms