Goldsmith Process
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Goldsmiths are skilled in forming metal through filing, soldering, sawing, forging, casting, and polishing metal.
Once you have decided what you want your rings to be like, I make each one by hand. Here’s how I do it:
1. I use an ancient process called Lost Wax Casting. The ring is first made in wax, usually carved in a hard wax.
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2. A plaster mold is made of the wax model. The mold is then heated in an oven and the wax melts out
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3. Gold ( or other metal ) is melted and poured into the mold.
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4. When cool, the gold ring is removed. The rough ring is then finished. All this, the carving and finishing is done by hand.
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