Post #784151 by danlovestikis on Tue, Feb 20, 2018 9:00 AM

PART THREE OF MAKING THE MOLD FOR THE SACRAMENTO CRAWL 2018

Once the two side pieces are hard I am able to dig out the soft clay dam.

Now the mug is again exposed and ready for the fine tuning.

I use a chisel to sharpen up the edges so that the next piece won't have any thin spots.

I first put a wet paper towel down to catch the plaster pieces that come off.

All cleaned up and ready to have

4 layers of mold soap applied and the plaster so that the piece in-between will not stick.

Next I use this 2 cup container to figure out how much plaster to mix. It is close to 1 of water to 2 of plaster.

I put all the water into the bucket and then as Dan mixes I slowly sprinkle in the plaster. Every so often he turns off the mixer and I stick in my hand to check to see if the consistency is that of butter milk. I also squish up any lumps I feel.

Now it's time to pour it into the crevasse.

I always have a plastic bag ready in which to pour any excess.

Now I wait for it to harden while

Dan cleans up the mess.

When it is hard we remove the box and

I use a rasp to round the edges and to flatten this side that has three pieces.

One more piece to go. Cheers, Wendy