Post #782297 by danlovestikis on Thu, Dec 14, 2017 7:15 PM

Continuing on with the new Moai bowl. This first one is for Dan. It's payback for all his cleaning and heavy lifting. I really couldn't do all this work without his help.

I cast a bowl and cleaned it up.

I cleaned up all the mold lines and reduced the width of the ears by half.

I did four and now it is time to assemble the bowl.

I cut a hole so that I won't trap any air bubbles when I press the Moai into the wet clay.

The clay is very limp and sticky. Just how I like it. I wet the clay with slip not water.

Now it is in place.

I couldn't show it while taking a photo but I support the bowl with one hand while pressing the Moai into place with the other. Then I clean up any clay that squeezes out to the sides.

Top view of all four in place.

Front view.

Dan chose to have a woodgrain. So once it dries I will sand it and the fuzzy look will leave.

All done. See what the bowl is sitting on? I buy these hard placemats at thrift stores. They are easy to use.

I also buy lightweight plastic table clothes to cover the work for slow drying. This bowl will take a month or two to dry.

There are lots of ways to use this Moai. I have another project to show next. Happy Holidays, Wendy