Post #737077 by danlovestikis on Tue, Feb 10, 2015 10:14 AM

TikiAno next up opening the molds just for you! I'm sorry that you are having problems with your mold. We went through all the mis-steps when we started. We expect glitches to occur in all parts of our lives. You just say, "OH WELLLLLLLL!" and keep on going.

hang10tiki ah if only it were that simple! Every day of mold making is a very busy day but it gets easier with practice.

Woodtiki hi Woody, I think we have it down doing it "our" way. I'm sure there are those who do much better. Example our molds weigh a dozen pounds more that most.

I'm enjoying the HUGE Maori. I have a lot of carving yet to do. I have to take breaks so I don't get muscle knots! I'm so happy that Tyber Tiki and everyone else likes it so far.

TikiAno I love the glaze on Tiki Ari's shirt. This is a wonderful Tiki/Baby photo. One to enjoy over and over again.

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Today was extra special with so many messages, thank you all.

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I open the molds the very next day. This is when I find out if I marked the halfway point to perfection or didn't and the molds will not pull loose.

Dan removed all the straps. It's good to have two people open them so nothing falls to the floor.

The first one pulled apart easily.

I lay the pieces down and

the mug pulled out.

The end piece came out easily too. One down and

the second one to open.

You can see how the end piece is nice and tight at the bottom.

We lay it down and

It all pulled apart! Two down.

Number 3 is opened and

the mug is pulled out.

The end is stuck hard to the mug. Dan and I together couldn't pull it apart.

I put a folded towel down and got my rubber mallet.

I whacked it a good one and off it came. No damage. 3 good molds in 3 days.

Now I put them in a row to dry in front of a fan 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Once a day I rotate to a different side facing the fan.

Here it's the backsides.

Here it is the ends that are drying.

It took two weeks to dry these molds. It would have been faster if it weren't winter.

Tomorrow the molds will be poured and I'll share photos of the outcome.

Thank you for the messages and views, cheers, Wendy