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Martin, Andrew (Andrew J.)

The essential guide to mold making & slip casting / Andrew Martin.

[Newly rev.].

New York, NY : Lark Books, ©2006.

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Overview: For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work - and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the processes in such how-to detail. It's overflowing with hundreds of photos, key techniques, projects, master artist profiles, and troubleshooting tips. A thorough introduction addresses materials and tools, and presents Martin's simple, unique template method for making clay prototypes. Create easy one-piece molds to make tiles, bowls, and platters, or multi-piece molds for more complex forms. An extensive overview covers slip formulation, while offering highly desired slip recipes for low-, mid-, and high-fire clay bodies. This will be the standard reference in every ceramist's library.

A Lark ceramics book

Lark ceramics book.

Pottery craft.

Pottery molds.

Slips (Ceramics)

Slip casting.

Martin, Andrew (Andrew J.). Definitive guide to mold making & slip casting.

Essential guide to mold making and slip casting

Includes index.

Series statement from jacket.

Revised edition of: The definitive guide to mold making & slip casting. San Rafael, Calif. : MAGUS Art Pub. & Workshops, c1999.

Introduction -- Overview: Prototypes and molds -- Designing, creating, and using -- Tools & Materials: -- Tools -- Materials -- Supplies -- Equipment -- Safety -- Plaster: -- Types -- Absorption rates -- Consistency -- Amounts -- Mixing -- Pouring -- Frosting -- Plaster prototypes -- Mold soap and other separators -- Storing -- Featured Artist: Anne Kraus: a conversation with the materials -- One-Piece Molds: -- Handmade clay prototypes -- One-, two-, and three-template clay prototypes -- Footed forms -- Cups and saucers -- Plaster prototypes -- Featured Artist: -- Tom Spleth: cups and only cups -- Multiple-Piece Molds: -- Making -- Handles -- Spouts -- Pitchers -- Tiles -- Lidded forms -- Hollow-cast feet -- Fruits and vegetables -- No-model molds -- Complex molds -- Master Molds: -- Advantages -- Plaster masters -- Rubber masters -- Featured Artists: -- Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley: slip casting in production -- Slip Formulation: -- Deflocculation -- Types of slip-casting clay bodies -- Mixing equipment -- Mixing -- Specific gravity -- Viscosity -- Mixing wet and dry scraps -- Mixing large batches -- Featured Artist: -- Richard Notkin: evolution is not an option -- It's essential -- Casting: -- Preparing slip -- Preparing molds -- Casting -- Removing castings -- Handling wet castings -- Assembling cast parts -- Drying castings -- Preparing castings for firing -- Firing -- Troubleshooting: -- Broken molds -- Chipped molds -- Plaster disasters -- Troubleshooting guide -- About the author -- Appendixes -- Glossary -- Contributing artists -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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