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1. Candles
Such candles are made with molds, which can be picked up at antique shops, or sometimes at country auctions, and at many crafts and hobby shops.
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2. Sculpture
The dictionary says that sculpture is "the fine art of forming figures or designs in relief, in intaglio, or in the round by cutting marble, wood, granite, or by making molds for casting in bronze or other metal.
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3. Ceramics
A more advanced method was to press clay into molds made of fired clay; a method which continued until the early 1700's.
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4. Molds And Slips
The term "ceramic" can be applied to a vast number of products - from fine china to sewer tiles and bricks - and a multitude of processes are employed for their production; since this series of articles deals only with hobby ceramics, we will be concerned with the production of ware cast in plaster molds, and its preparation and decoration.
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5. Plaster Of Paris
This powder, when mixed with water, will set into a hard, rocklike substance, much like the original gypsum rock; this is one characteristic which makes plaster a suitable material for ceramic molds.
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6. Types Of Molds
There are several different types of molds for ceramic use, among them solid-casting molds, drain molds, press molds and sprig molds.
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7. Casting Greenware
Now that we know something about casting slips and molds, let's see how they are used to produce ceramic greenware.
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8. Cleaning And Repairing Greenware
" Greenware pieces cast in well-made, new molds usually have seam marks which are hardly noticeable, while ware cast in older, worn or poorly made molds will often have wider, more prominent seam marks.
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9. Surface Alteration - Piercing
During the 18th century, Wedgwood produced pottery cheese molds having pierced sides and bottom, to allow the moisture to escape when the pieces were filled with curds and whey.
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10. Storing Of Material
Spots, molds, or other defects sometimes appear. Princess-feather may even lose its pleasing curves and droop, while marigolds may soften, get discolored and spotty.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/crafts/​dried_flower_arranging/​techniques_of_drying_pressing_skeletonizing/​storing_of_material.html

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