LOVE the organic textures and non-technical methods of creating a piece.

Grazie Estona un video stupendo la proverò sicuramente!!!❤

That looked like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the rest of your week.

Very cool!

As always, a great video. Thank you for sharing!! ❤❤❤

I absolutely love these rings! I’d love to try this wax. And the touch of liver of sulphur really enhances the texture. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Thank you so, so much!

This is very exciting. I hope to be able to try it. Hoping I can find the wax here in the US

Very inspiring! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing 😊❤

Nice! Feels almost like playing with dough 😊. Yes, you're right in pointing out that a thicker ring will look better ❤. Thanks for introducing the technique i'm such an easy way.

Another great video Bregje, I quit lost wax casting 35 years ago and now I am thinking I shouldn't have stopped. I really liked your results.

Thank you for introducing this product. I see potential in organic necklaces and brooches.

Beautiful work! Thank you.

Lovely, thanks for sharing!

This is lovely

❤❤❤ Absolutely gorgeous!!!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

Very interesting! 🥰

Nice tutorial!

Can't wait to give it a try! Thank you for your really helpful tutorial. Love all your hikime rings!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

This is so much fun, but be warned, it is highly addictive.

Beautiful results ❤ Your student from Croatia

I came across this technique about 6 months ago and have been absolutely fascinated by it. This tutorial is a excellent introduction. Better then the ones I have found before. I found that the thinner working of mitsuro hikime makes for more interesting shapes and striations but a poorer quality ring. What I have taken to doing is filling in the inside of the ring with a low temperature wax, or wrapping the mitsuro hikime on a ring of soft wax to give it more body. I have also tried wrapping stones and other things that can be cast in place with mixed results, but have been able to create some nice interesting pendents and pins. Also, there is a very good recipe for creating this wax using resin (rosin), a sticky wax and a very soft low temp wax. I have made a few batches and while it is a little tricky to get the consistency right, I have had some excellent results.

@BrokigSilver

3 ай бұрын

Hi David! Do you cast in place yourself?

@davidbohlin2305

3 ай бұрын

@@BrokigSilver I have done some investment casting with cz and cabs

@BrokigSilver

3 ай бұрын

@@davidbohlin2305 Ok, interesting. I assumed according to the name (maybe faulty 🙂) that you are in Sweden as I. And I think it is not so common here. At least when I was asking around at the bigger caster companies.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

There are some great ideas in here David, thank you so much for sharing. I am going to try to add a soft wax ring on the inside. So you will see your tip in an upcoming tutorial! :-)

@davidbohlin2305

3 ай бұрын

@@BrokigSilver My family is from Sweden, but about 2 generations out. There are very few Bohlin's in the USA, which is where I am, but I understand there are more in and around Oslo. To elaborate on the casting in place. I have experimented with some stones and the Mitsuro Hikime using investment and a centrifuge pour. This is only a hobby for me, but I have been doing it as a hobby for a long time. So, not a lot of skill, but I do play with different techniques often. The biggest issue I found with casting in place is pieces cracking. I did one CZ that shattered internally but remained intact otherwise. It was really quite beautiful, but I doubt repeatable

Loved it❤

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear so!

Nice video, beautiful results + great info Thank you Bregje!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Dankjewel Cecilia, wat leuk dat je hem al gezien hebt!

Hey Bregje, I just wanted to say that I'm really happy I found your videos a long time ago, with a lot of thinking but a drive to learn I got into school to learn jewelry making. :)

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

That is so cool! I hope you will enjoy your metalsmithing journey!

@niradori5046

3 ай бұрын

❤love it,thanks again

Couple of days ago, I watched a program called" a day life of a jeweller" in youtube, There is one episode called" beeswax jewellery,Japanese ink, ..". this Japanese jeweller uses this ancient wax to make jewellery. I am very happy that you interduced this technique to us, looks very interesting. Also thanks for the name of the casting company, very useful.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

I am going to look up that program, sounds really interesting. Thanks for the tip!

Very interesting technique... totally different from ordinary wax.

Thank you for sharing! The rings turned out great! I'm looking forward to trying this wax too.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kathleen! :-)

So gorgeous! I loved your video!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for tuning in, :-)

@octaviaengres

3 ай бұрын

On the contrary. Thanks to you. Your videos are inspiring and great motivation. Thank you very, very much for sharing. 🥰

Thanks!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

This is so nice of you CherylAnn, thank you so much for supporting my channel!

Thank you. I missed your videos. :D Lovely rings. Looking forward to your next designs.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Aqui do BRASIL ganhou mais um admirador do seu trabalho minha amiga tmjs lindo trabalho minha amiga like

Love your channel. Question, can you harden the final wax design so that you can use Delft sand/mold?

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

No, that’s not possible with this wax. It’s too brittle.

Very cool process. Thanks again. Loved Tucson. Would love to show you around one year! I have been going for many years. If you do go, I can give you hints of what is there and where it is. Thanks again. Great technique...

Interesting

What a great product. I wonder if one can mold this. I believe it would loose its form.

Thank you for this amazing tutorial (to be fair, they all are amazing, but this technique is very special) :)

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

27 күн бұрын

Hahaha, thanks! :-)

❤

Dog farts....understood. Inspiring video. I'm going to do it!

love it! That wax looks identical in texture to some molding wax my son received as a gift when he was a child. There are a few colors of it and it apparently lasts forever! It's hard when cold, and warms up and gets flexible as you manipulate it. In fact I still have it, and I know where it is! Maybe I should see what can be done with it. :)

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

That’s definitely worth a try! Have fun!

Wow love it! Thanks. I'm wondering if you can tell me where can I purchase this material to star to play! And what thickness measure do you recommended me to make the piece? 🎉

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

27 күн бұрын

Hi, yes I can! You can go over to www.herens.nl if you are from Europe, and they will even give you a 5% discount if you use the code estona5. Have a great day!

When I want the wax to hold its form, I will place it near my wife's cold feet. In all seriousness, this is a great product. I see lots of possibilities. I have not heard of it until now, so you get credit for introducing me. Thank you. I like how they attached the sprue on the inside of the ring. Great touch! If the casting price is economical enough, I could see making a nice chain with soldered links connecting thinner versions of these. The cloth-like texture is gorgeous.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Me out here, all alone in my workshop, laughing out loud. Your wife better not be reading along, ;-). And you are giving me some ideas Reid! Thanks!

@alishagray7771

3 ай бұрын

Could you freeze it to harden for delft clay casting purposes or wouldn't it hold up?

Thank you for sharing this beautiful technique!! I love it!! Where can we buy mitsuro wax in the US?

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

I hope Gesswein will be able to provide it shortly. I don’t have any other addresses in the United States.

I think Elsa Peretti has something similar in her works

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

Ай бұрын

I had to look her up. I don't think she is using the mitsuro hikime wax, but I do think that she uses casting wax for her designs. Fun to play around with!

I’m off to find a source in the US … I looove the organic texture and just have to try it! Thank you for the introduction!

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

I hope you will find one! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the nice video:) I have already ordered some Mitsuro Vax, and i am exited to try. A question to you: how do you stamp the silverstamp and namestamp on this sort of organic surface . I find it so hard to add the silverstamp and namestamp so hard on more organic forms and shape.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

2 ай бұрын

I try to find a spot where I can place my stamp. But I believe that the stamp is a lot bigger in other countries. In the Netherlands the maker stamp is about a mm big (or small). So it's very easy to find a place where to add it.

@ingelalindblad9048

2 ай бұрын

Ok Thank You:)@@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

Can you explain why you use a plastic hammer instead of a rawhide mallet?

@ruthdederich3622

3 ай бұрын

So the hammer is less likely to mar the metal.

I have some wax that I haven’t used yet. The instructions that came with it said I would have to cast it myself, so that stopped me in my tracks. I am in the US, so can anyone direct me to a casting company here that will do the work?

It`s a very good formable wax but not all of the casters can handle it. It must be a special casterwho casts lonely pieces Günther Clemenz Munster Germany

just a shame that it is not hard enough to do sand casting with as some of the shapes and striations you could do if it was.

@JustME-ft4di

3 ай бұрын

I am wondering about making it in polymer clay for sand casting.

@Estona.Jewelry.Tutorials

3 ай бұрын

Will polymer clay make the same lines? I have never worked with it before, so I don’t know. That could be interesting to try.

@JustME-ft4di

3 ай бұрын

@@Estona.Jewelry.TutorialsYou would have to make the whole shape as one piece a bit like wax and then bake it in the oven so it is hard enough for casting.