MOULDMAKING AND CASTING

Mouldmaking and casting - Nick Brooks

Mallenmaken en gieten is een technisch handboek van de vele technieken van dit oude ambacht en kunstvorm.

Aan de hand van stapsgewijze illustraties worden de benodigde materialen en de processen uitgelegd die nodig zijn om reproducties van verschillende stukken te maken.

Het boek behandelt zowel traditionele technieken als de meer geavanceerde technische methoden van vandaag.

Mould making and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces.

The book covers traditional techniques as well as today's more advanced technical methods.

Topics covered include: Plaster waste and multi piece moulding Silicone and vinyl moulds Clay press moulds Casting from a life model Wax casting Polyester resins and fibre glass Cold-cast metal casting Cement casting.

Written in a clear, practical style it gives invaluable instruction for artists, model makers, sculptors and crafts people.