I know this is one of your older videos but I found it today when I needed it. I've always wanted Wolf Wax tools but they currently retail for over 400 dollars Canadian and I just can't make the cost worth it in this point of my career. (Absolutely no disrespect to Kate Wolf). Being able to make and modify tools is so important, and I really appreciate you sharing your process in this video.
Oh I am so glad that this helped you! And the Wolf tools are amazing and I love mine, but jewelers were carving wax for many years before they existed. They can definitely be a treat yourself purchase later or an upgrade. Especially since that Canadian to USD exchange rate is brutal for jewelry supplies and tools right now.
Agreed on all points! I had the blessing & curse of using the Wolf carving tools when I was a part of a co-op studio who had them on hand for artists to sign out, and wow... They really are wonderful, but now I'm left wanting haha! But I think I will most definitely be taking your advice here, not give up on my hand tools by investing in a whetstone! Once again, thank you! Be well :)@@SharonZJewelry
I found my arms were turning a dark color after I started using some zinc oxide cream for a moisturizer. I love ZO so thought this would be great. Wrong! I wear sterling silver cuff bracelets on both wrists but now I won't be mixing these two elements any more. I found that witch hazel removed the dark oxidation on my skin. Lesson learned.
Oh wow! And yes, it will definitely do the same to silver or gold. I would also clean your silver cuffs if you can, since the Zinc Oxide can linger on the jewelry itself. Glad you found this out, but sorry that you had to find out the hard way!
