This Ferris blue wax block is the jewellery wax we use for the building-up method, where you melt wax with a wax pen and flow it onto a mandrel or model, layer by layer, to create rings, pendants and organic forms. It's the wax we include in our building-up kits, and it's what we reach for in the studio when a design is easier to add to than to carve away.
Because you're adding wax rather than removing it, building up suits flowing, textured and sculptural designs that would take hours to carve from solid. You can work straight from the block: touch your heated pen tip to the surface, pick up a little wax and apply it exactly where you need it. When a design needs a flat base or solid section, saw a slice off with a spiral saw blade and build onto that. Once the form is complete, refine it with wax carving tools and files.
When your piece is ready for lost wax casting, whether you cast at home or send it to a caster, our Wax & Metal Calculator will tell you roughly how much metal it will need, based on the weight of your wax.
