[Woodcarver] Modeling Clay

[Merrilee Johnson]

Hi Mike!
   Thank you Chris for asking this question and to those that have answered 
it also thank you.  Maybe this is asked and answered down the list but with 
187 left to read I'm asking now anyway!!
I see the value in trying out potential problems in clay before starting to 
carve but can you tell if the carving will balance on its own?  I am 
assuming your truckin' guy will be "standing" when done?? But if this is so 
how can you be sure it will when you screwed the wire armature down to 
begin?  And I suppose that technically if I can't  make  it in clay I might 
have trouble with making it in wood also??
    Lori - What is a free form mount?  I probably should know this just from 
the words but just to be sure;-)  Thanks!
Merrilee

>From: "Mike Bloomquist" <m.bloomquist at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Modeling Clay
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:05:17 -0800
>
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>Chris,
>Lori already did a great job on covering your question, so I'm just going 
>to
>add my vote for Plastering as the medium of choice for carving models.  
>It's
>a bit more expensive, but worth it in the long run because you can recycle
>it.
>
>I was going to save this for when the project was carved, but...
>
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%201.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%202.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%203.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%204.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%205.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%206.jpg
>http://www.borg.com/~bloomqum/images/truckin%20pattern%207.jpg
>
>shows my latest modeling effort from armature to finish <well, as 
>"finished"
>as I tend to go>,  I prefer the wooden tools as well as the metal loop
>tools.  Again, I agree with Lori... no plastic.  From this model I take a
>photo from the top and side to give me a cutting pattern for the bandsaw.  
>I
>shoot them from a as far away as possible to get a true a profile.  Then I
>print them out scaled to fit the block of wood.  In this case the cut out
>blank was still so "weird" looking that the clay model helped me even after
>the pattern making stage by helping me see what large areas needed wasting
>out.
>
>Ivan has a great article on clay model making using Plastelina in the 
>latest
>"carving" magazine.
>
>Keep on Carvin'
>-Mike B.->
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <chrishoward307 at bellsouth.net>
>To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 5:15 PM
>Subject: [Woodcarver] Modeling Clay
>
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> >   Hi all,
> >
> >    Wanted to post a question I think will help many of us. What types of
>modeling clay is recommended tools and techniques used.
> > Chris Howard
> > Gatlinburg Tn
> > http://www.gatlinburg-artist.com/
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