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Old 10-22-2017, 10:26   #1384
Badger52
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Originally Posted by cbtengr View Post
I am learning a new skill, concrete casting which I hope to use in the replacement of missing finial/urns in the local cemetery I am rehabbing. I took 3 original urns to an Amish woodworker and he replicated them for me. I used them as the model for my master molds. Originally I wanted to use a two piece box mold but found that to be cost prohibitive. I settled on a blanket mold that is encased in a hard shell mother mold. It not a cheap or simple process. I now have my 3 molds and am experimenting with my concrete mixture.
Thanks for sharing those. Fascinating stuff & really good work that you are doing.
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