Art and Casting Wax - British Wax /wax-catalogue/product-category/art-and-casting-wax/ The Natural Choice Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Gemstone Dopping Wax /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/gemstone-dopping-wax/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:35:34 +0000 /?post_type=product&p=3300 Dopping wax for lapidary and gemstone faceting applications. Used to temporarily attach a gemstone to a dop stick so it can be held securely in a faceting machine.
Available as high temperature or low temperature wax.
Made in England.

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Dopping wax is a special wax used in lapidary and gemstone faceting to temporarily attach a gemstone to a dop stick so it can be held securely in a faceting machine.

British Wax’s green dop wax is specifically formulated to be an easy to use, safe, and solid wax and is ideal for both professionals and hobbyists during gemstone cutting, faceting, or polishing.

Also known as lapidary dop wax, our Gemstone Dopping Wax provides excellent stone adhesion and practical handling characteristics.

We supply a high temperature and low temperature dopping wax, available in stick form.

Please enquire for more information.

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Filled Modelling Wax, Medium /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/modelling-wax/filled-medium-modelling-wax/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:52:06 +0000 /?post_type=product&p=2352 Unlock a new level of precision with our medium-hard modelling wax, crafted to offer the ideal combination of firmness and flexibility. Our unique modelling wax softens with the natural heat of your hands, allowing for smooth, easy manipulation as you work on your designs. It responds to warmth, becoming more pliable for detailed shaping and fine-tuning. Once you're done, simply allow it to return to room temperature, and watch it firm up, locking your creation into its perfected form. Our medium modelling wax is designed with a filled composition, making it ideal for controlled modelling but unsuitable for direct casting. Choose between two versatile shades, brown for a classic, earthy tone, or natural for a lighter, more neutral base.

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Our modelling waxes are used by sculptors and artists across the UK and the world, as well as some of the most prestigious schools of fine art, universities and medical teaching schools.

This is a medium hardness clay-like modelling wax, formulated to offer the ideal combination of firmness and workability.

At room temperature this wax can be manipulated by hand or tools.  It responds to warmth, becoming more pliable for detailed shaping and fine-tuning.  Once cool, it will firm up, locking your creation into its perfect form.

Our modelling wax readily sticks to itself, allowing a model to be built up with additional wax when needed.   It is a good alternative to clay, having the benefit of not drying out over time and therefore being reusable.   It can also be mixed with other waxes to fine-tune the hardness.
An inorganic filler is used to make the wax more workable.  As a result, this modelling wax is unsuitable for direct casting.  An alternative that can able to be cast directly is 1125 Medium Unfilled Modelling Wax

The standard colour available is off-white.  Choose between two versatile shades, brown for a classic, earthy tone, or natural for a lighter, more neutral base.  Other colours can be produced on request.

 

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Filled Modelling Wax, Hard /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/modelling-wax/filled-hard-modelling-wax/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:47:28 +0000 /?post_type=product&p=2359 This is a hard clay-like modelling wax, formulated for precision and firmness. As with all waxes, our Hard Modelling Wax will soften with heat, allowing for smooth and effortless manipulation particularly with tools.  Heat can be applied even by immersing in warm water, or parts can be warmed under a heat lamp. Once pliable, it can […]

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This is a hard clay-like modelling wax, formulated for precision and firmness.

As with all waxes, our Hard Modelling Wax will soften with heat, allowing for smooth and effortless manipulation particularly with tools.  Heat can be applied even by immersing in warm water, or parts can be warmed under a heat lamp. Once pliable, it can be sculpted easily with hands or tools, making it perfect for detailed, intricate designs that demand accuracy.

Available in two shades, natural off-white for a versatile finish, and brown for a richer, organic look.

Our modelling wax readily sticks to itself, allowing a model to be built up over time. An excellent alternative to clay, having the benefit of not drying out over time and therefore being reusable.   It can also be mixed with other waxes to fine-tune the hardness.  An inorganic filler is used to make the texture of the wax smoother and more workable. As a result, this modelling wax is unsuitable for direct casting. Alternatives that can cast directly are 1125 Medium Unfilled Modelling Wax and 1584W Winter Casting Wax.

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Slush Casting Wax, Hard /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/metal-casting-wax/slush-casting-wax-hard/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:30:05 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=603 Our hardest slush casting wax for maximum precision.

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This is the hardest of our slush casting waxes.

It is a tough and durable wax that provides superb reproduction of detail.  It can be either poured or painted into moulds.

Colour: Turquoise

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Unfilled Modelling Wax, Medium /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/modelling-wax/medium-unfilled-modelling-wax/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:20:12 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=602 Unfilled modelling wax, medium. Can be hardned or softned. Suitable for direct casting.

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A firmer unfilled modelling wax.

This modelling wax is suitable for direct casting and can be hardened with green casting wax 1584 or 1584W or softened with oil or petroleum jelly.

We also offer a .

Colour: Dark Purple.

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Brittle Sealing Wax /wax-catalogue/sealing-wax/brittle-wax/brittle-sealing-wax/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:56:55 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/wax-catalog/uncategorized/brittle-sealing-wax-2/ Sealing wax for wax seal stamps.

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Our Brittle Sealing Wax, also know as “bankers wax”, is specially formulated to adhere directly to surfaces and is a great tool to differentiate your packaging and products from other brands.

British Wax supplies manufacturers, companies, and institutions. Used with a seal stamp, our Sealing Wax is ideal to seal parchments or letters, as well as boxes, official documents. Please be aware, this wax is brittle and less pliable that our Bottle Sealing Wax. It can be applied directly to glass,  however is more commonly used to create decorative stamps which are then applied to the glass after curing.

Sold in blocks, our Sealing Wax comes in 25kg boxes and is currently available in three colours: Neutral, Black & Red.

If you would like to create a custom coloured brittle sealing wax, please contact us for more information.

 

Our brittle sealing wax cannot be used for sealing bottle caps and corks, but luckily we have the perfect product for that, our Bottle Sealing Wax.

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White Beeswax Pellets /wax-catalogue/candlemaking-wax/container-candles-wax/white-beeswax-hydrocarbon-max-18/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:56:50 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/wax-catalog/uncategorized/white-beeswax-hydrocarbon-max-18/ White, bleached beeswax for candlemaking and technical use.

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White Beeswax 5146 is filtered and bleached from our long standing supplier in China, supplied in pellets for ease of use and contains maximum value of 18% hydrocarbon content.

It has a characteristic fine-grained, matt, non-crystalline fracture; becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand. Relative density, about 0.96.

This wax is practically insoluble in water; partially soluble in hot ethanol (90%) and in ether; completely soluble in fatty and essential oils.

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Yellow Beeswax Pellets /wax-catalogue/candlemaking-wax/container-candles-wax/yellow-beeswax-hydrocarbon-max-18/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:56:49 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/wax-catalog/uncategorized/yellow-beeswax-hydrocarbon-max-18/ Yellow, unbleached beeswax for candlemaking and technical use.

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Yellow Beeswax 5046 is filtered and unbleached from our long standing supplier in China, supplied in pellets for ease of use and contains maximum value of 18% hydrocarbon content.

It has a characteristic fine-grained, matt, non-crystalline fracture; becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand. Odour, faint and characteristic of honey. Relative density, about 0.96.

This wax is practically insoluble in water; partially soluble in hot ethanol (90%) and in ether; completely soluble in fatty and essential oils.

Also available in slab format, SKU 5045

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Tussauds Figure Casting Wax /wax-catalogue/art-and-casting-wax/figure-casting-wax/tussauds-figure-casting-wax/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:46:22 +0000 https://britishwax.wpengine.com/?post_type=product&p=742 Wax for creating realistic repoductions of the human figure.

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If you have ever been to a wax museum or waxworks display, you were probably looking at our products.
Many wax sculptures and wax models around the world are made with our figure casting wax.
This product has a lifelike appearance, and is used to reproduce the tone and texture of the human skin in wax displays like Madame Tussauds.

Figure casting wax can also be used for wax medical models, by art colleges, in arts and craft applications. The idea lwax for casting figures must allow the artist/modeller to achieve the perfect skin tone, and this is why we offer a range of colours: white, neutral, bronze and grey.
Across its +100 years of experience, British Wax has accumulated knowledge and experience in this area, please contact us as will be able to advise the most challenging applications.

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