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scared of mold

updated tue 22 oct 02

 

Lily Krakowski on mon 21 oct 02


The more I gather about that 300 year old wooden whatever the more terrified
I become. I missed the introduction to this thread. But from the latest
the figures sound like 'Santos' those inimitably lovely sculptures of saints
that i saw in Brazil.

Anyway. we keep reading and hearing of COMPUTERS getting very very very
accurate images of three dimensional objects so they can be reconstructed.
Those computer procedures have been featured in natural history/
anthropology TV shows, not to mentions mysteries....

Maybe some natural history museum could help you so that you do not need a
mold but can sculpt the thing from the images?

The alginate or WHATEVER--never let it be said I said anything judgmental
about Alginate, as I haven't a clue what it is, and never heard of it before
today--might suck the paint out; heaven only knows how fragile the wood is
INSIDE.





claybair writes:

> Jeff,
> The surface doesn't have any sheen... no wax no shellac
> just delicate bare wood appearing to have been stained or painted long ago.
> One of the figures has some gilt that seems to be flaking off...... I
> wouldn't touch that one!
> I'd be hesitant to use the alginate.
>
> The face is just so simple & serene.....
> there must be a way to capture it without harming it.
>
> Gayle Bair
> Bainbridge Island, WA
> http://claybair.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Longtin
> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 3:03 PM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: Making bisque mold from an 300 yr old figure
>
>
> Gayle,
> Truthfully I don't think the clay idea is a good one, at least for good
> detail reproduction.
> FYI- as long as the object has a good wax surface sheen I don't think
> sticking would be that big a problem but...with old objects you just never
> know?
> A more reasonable solution may be to use alginate (also known as dental
> alginate). It is designed to be used against human skin so it is very
> forgiving. I've not used it against bare wood before but you might give it a
> try. It seems to stick to nothing so I think it may be your best bet. It
> sets
> up in about 5-10 minutes so you can pull the mold really quickly. I would
> suggest you test it against bare wood though before giving it a try. It
> gives
> great detail by the way.
> Good luck
> Jeff Longtin
>
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Lili Krakowski
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