I said I would post the photo of the finished silver work I have been creating. Here it is.
The class sessions are almost over so I am going to have to find a way to get more casting done. The end goal is to do it myself, but I want to build a backlog of quality finished waxes before I commit to the necessary investment in machinery.
What I have proved so far is that my old hands are still capable of doing this work. I use the power tools like the Foredom as much as possible, but the results (although still very simple in these examples) are satisfying. There is still a huge amount of hand work that is required both in the wax carving and the silver finishing.
The treble cleft received a lot more finish polishing since this photo and it shines like a mirror. All the scratches have been removed. It’s an anniversary (45th) present to my wife. I’ll post an in situ photo after the chain I ordered arrives.