Post #792566 by danlovestikis on Mon, Jan 21, 2019 6:29 AM

Sandbartender as the clay dries the entire little tiki shrinks and so do the holes. Then when I glaze I have to be careful to keep the holes open. I have to hope they turn out an appropriate size. The best part is a finger can always cover over some of the holes to stop anything from coming out if the holes are too large. I will give this a shot.

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HARVEY'S SHAKERS one mold one half of a set poured each day.

It took two weeks of 24/7 fans blowing on the mold pieces to get it to dry. Every day those pieces were rotated so the air hit a different side. Now it is ready to have the slip poured in for the first cast.

For small molds I add a funnel so that I don't have to keep topping off the mold. Think IV bag. Keeping the mold full to the top with slip will ensure that the cast is even in thickness.

During this time I am also pouring the Sacramento Crawl mug for 2019 (to be shared in the future). At 45 minutes when the shaker needs to be emptied the crawl mug needs a top off. I made the mold thick so that it has a good amount at the top. Even still it needs more.

A match made in heaven. We use the left overs in the funnel for the shaker to top off the crawl mug mold.

Clear to the top. This is just enough to finish off it's casting time.

The opening to the shaker mold is very small. I use a scooper to remove the slip.

I scrap it down until I get to the plaster. Then very slowly so the opening doesn't glug glug collapsing the cast we empty the mold.

We leave it upside down for at least 4 hours then it's time to open the cast. It is OK to leave it overnight if you need to. The mold opened easily.

The little guy came out without catching anywhere.

The first few out of the mold will have plaster stuck on them but it will easily clean off.

The bottom is ready for a cork.

These will dry over a few weeks and then be sanded. Any imperfections you see here will be removed.

Here is the front.

Top.

I've been casting one per day for around three weeks, same for the crawl mug.

See how adorable this is. Dan's a great model.

It's like an army of minions! These are just so cute. I'm happy that I'm making them while working on the Wish List #8. New projects to be posted very soon.

I've been giving away the heads that I made in 2006. Jacoby came to pick up his.

Making tikis and meeting people who share this interest have given us a truly great life. Thank you everyone, Wendy and Dan