Making an Alligator Tooth Necklace

Making an Alligator Tooth Necklace | Lost Wax Casting

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video, I show my process for lost wax casting a custom sterling silver mount for an alligator tooth pendant. Before starting the lost wax casting process, there were several issues that needed to be addressed. Throughout the video, I go over my approach to fixing the tooth and how to make a strong and detractive mount.
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@danino5147 Жыл бұрын

I'm a vet tech and had to extract my boy's canine. This worked like a charm. Now i get to keep a piece of him with me forever. Thank you for this ❤

@GraceNoteForge Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped 😁

@OBSZIDIAN548 Жыл бұрын

That is a lot of work and equipment along with skill. I didn't realize how much work goes into that. Loved how it turned out!

@3mlg 2 жыл бұрын

cool idea and execution!

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rickycaruana8925 Жыл бұрын

Very clever

@kfc6573 7 ай бұрын

Amazing.

@roadsectoradventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. Well done! I will subscribe

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for subscribing! 😁

@gaelewis6623 Жыл бұрын

Also when resin is hardning can screw rings for holding tooth be placed in resin as it hardens?

@mariaann4717 8 ай бұрын

question... so i wanted to make some gator tooth pendants too from shed teeth. i use uv resin and wanted to fill in the hollow part. with how resin heats up, will that crack the tooth?

@magneticpapa 11 ай бұрын

Hello!! Please can you describe to us how you removed the wax from the tooth after completing carving.

@GraceNoteForge 11 ай бұрын

Of course! I used a file to carve a slight taper (or cone shape) at the end of the tooth. This helped with being able to release the wax after it was melted on.

@jonmartin6451 Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. I need to get a Gator claw done like that for my Grandson? Are you accepting jobs?

@Jess-ns9yx Жыл бұрын

How did you remove the wax cap from the tooth prior to casting? Or does it just slip off easily?

@GraceNoteForge Жыл бұрын

The wax came apart from the tooth pretty easily 😊

@gaelewis6623 Жыл бұрын

When you mix resin dose it use equal parts of both to make it?

@GraceNoteForge Жыл бұрын

Yep, it uses equal parts for both bottles of resin.

@robert26looker Жыл бұрын

I have some elk teeth I'd like capt with silver like this but for earrings was wandering if I supply the silver and teeth it be 4 teeth what it coust to have you do this for me

@gaelewis6623 Жыл бұрын

What is the name of cutting tool you used to cut resin and file you used?

@hishameldeeb3074 Жыл бұрын

Hi, sorry for the basic question as I am new to wax, how did u remove the wax from the tooth? Is it easy to pop off? Asking because I would like to do this on gemstones and I worry that the wax would stick to the stone and not come off! Thank you 🙂

@GraceNoteForge Жыл бұрын

Yep! The wax pops off pretty easily. As long as the wax doesn't wrap around the stone too much, it should come apart just fine. 👍

@gaelewis6623 Жыл бұрын

Hello sir where to purchase the clear epoxy resin?

@skeppystreams1624 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to wax casting.. what is the powder you added at 10:54?

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

That was borax powder. It's supposed to help keep the metal from oxidizing too much. 😊

@ICON_2022 3 жыл бұрын

Hello man can I ask you from where you bought the silver, if I can ask? Btw really cool necklace❤️❤️❤️

@GraceNoteForge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I bought my sterling silver casting grain from a local jewelry supply store. Here's the link to their website in case you are interested: armstrongtoolsupply.com/

@ICON_2022 3 жыл бұрын

@@GraceNoteForge thank you very much, I appreciate it.

@jelljell7871 2 жыл бұрын

You are real artist. Weren’t you able to design the tooth mold using the same 3D software you use for more ease and sharpened details ?

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That's true, I would have probably been able to get better detail with 3D printing but the main reason I used carved wax instead is that the base of the tooth was an irregular shape. In order to make a 3D printed mount, I would have had to 3D model the irregular shape of the tooth first and then model the mount to fit. So It was just faster to do it by hand. And it was more fun! I really enjoy wax carving :)

@jelljell7871 2 жыл бұрын

@@GraceNoteForge please if you are planning to do paid courses on how to be professional in designing new models and mimicking ( already in hand models ) please refer me to your teaching platform. Thanks for your decent responses

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't currently have any courses available but there is a fantastic KZfaq Channel by Peter Grande that you should check out. He has several tutorials about using CAD design for custom Jewelry and 3d printing. He even goes over how to use the JewelCraft add-on in Blender that I mention in my other comment. Here’s a link to one of his videos that you might find useful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j6uRas973dnddJ8.html I hope this helps. Best of luck with your project!

@patsysybil8140 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the epoxy you used ?

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

It is a 2 part jewelry epoxy that I get from a local supplier. Here is the link if you are interested: armstrongtoolsupply.com/jewelers-epoxy.html

@tommyduncan9847 2 жыл бұрын

I will be harvesting alligators this season and was wanting to extract a few teeth to make a necklace like Crocodile Dundee. I would love some ideas for design or if you would be interested in making something for me. Please contact me.

@Crosshatch1212 2 жыл бұрын

Melted the silver for 8 hr ,why .

@GraceNoteForge 2 жыл бұрын

The flask was heated for 8 hours to burn out the wax. The silver was melted really quickly before casting :)

@Crosshatch1212 2 жыл бұрын

@@GraceNoteForge oh I got it mixed up ,lol im interested in some of the tools you used for carving I made a lot off my own but now that I'm going full in .I'm looking at purchasing some .thnks .oh I use a dremel see the power drill u use is that demel make ,thnks