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Final Sculpting Mix Going On...

tango88
17 years ago

Howdy Group --- Here are a few pix of the bench I'm working on that were taken today. I am applying the final layer which is a modified neat cement paste. No aggregate or sand. It is mixed very dry ( about 17% water to cement by weight) and sculpts detail almost as well as modeling clay. Very tricky to work as it changes "phases" differently than concrete or mortar and absolutely must not be allowed to dehydrate as you sculpt it.

Anyway, here is view of the front edge of one of the three armrests. Will have to flip it over to do the "top"...

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..and here is one of the "mortised" joints where the back appears to fit through the leg/back support...

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...and, finally, the other joint on the same end of the bench.

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Still a lot of work to do but I will try to keep posting as I go. The full group of images will be on thegardenartforum.com as part of an upcoming tutorial on designing & fabricating larger pieces like this.

Time for bed. Gotta' get up early before it hits 98 again. All My Best --- Tango

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