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D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Thu, May 9, 2013 6:39 AM hang10tiki Hale Tiki Thank you men. I fine tuned the tiki yesterday and now we are up and getting prepped to do the mold. Here are a few photos and then I need to join Dan in the garage. This will be a very long day. I melted the bottom of a large piece of hard clay in a hot wax heater. Once it was gooey I pressed it down hard on the top. Then I started adding clay to seal it on. I continued to add more and more clay that I was softening under a hot light bulb. I did this until it was round and as large as possible while still leaving a rim. I finished the lettering and now today we will mold this big baby. Is that butt saggy again? Oh well it must be meant to be. Now to the garage! I appreciate all your visits very much, Wendy

hang10tiki
Hale Tiki

Thank you men. I fine tuned the tiki yesterday and now we are up and getting prepped to do the mold. Here are a few photos and then I need to join Dan in the garage. This will be a very long day.

I melted the bottom of a large piece of hard clay in a hot wax heater.

Once it was gooey I pressed it down hard on the top.

Then I started adding clay to seal it on.

I continued to add more and more clay that I was softening under a hot light bulb.
I did this until it was round and as large as possible while still leaving a rim.

I finished the lettering and now today we will mold this big baby.

Is that butt saggy again? Oh well it must be meant to be. Now to the garage! I appreciate all your visits very much, Wendy

Post #677301 by danlovestikis on Thu, May 9, 2013 6:39 AM