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Mold Making Books

Confectionery Art Casting by Michael Joy
This first of its kind, illustrated manual provides a bridge between silicone mold making and a variety of applications used in the confectionery arts. Silicone molds can be used for casting chocolate, aspic, tallow, fondant, pastillage, salt, pepper, hot sugar, granulated sugar and ice. Starting with basic mold making skills and progressing up through advanced techniques, this book reveals how to make food grade and cost-effective non-food grade silicone molds. See what world renowned pastry chefs, Sebastien Canonne, Keegan Gerhard, John Kraus, Ewald Notter and Jacquy Pfeiffer, are creating with silicone molds. Paperback; 380 pages; 1350 photographs, 11” x 8.5”
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42044509
$95.00


The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook by Thurston James
. A comprehensive guide to the use of more than thirty molding & casting compounds in the design and construction of theater properties and scenic elements. 122pp.  
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08E001
$19.99


Practical Casting by T. McCreight
A studio reference guide for bronze and wax casters. This text covers from lost wax through investment and gating systems to the metal pour. A must for all casters. 122pp.
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Mold-Making, Casting & Patina by Brunner F. Barrie
This is an excellent beginners book for those with no prior experience who wish to make basic molds and casts in plaster and rubber. Use this book as a basic moldmaking text and reference guide. 248pp.
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08954
$20.00


Methods For Modern Sculptors by Ronald D. Young
This is a "how to" book for hands-on sculptors who want to learn to cast their own metal. It covers waxes, sprues, mold-making, ceramic shell casting, dewaxing, melting and pouring metal, welding, chasing, cleaning & polishing. It also presents complete details on the formulation and handling of ceramic shell slurries as well as on how to build kilns & furnaces. 294 pp.    
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The Materials & Methods of Sculpture by Jack C. Rich
Exhaustive, profusely illustrated guide to the technical aspects of sculpting in stone, metal, wood & clay. Tools, techniques, modeling, casting and firing are just some of the topics covered in this volume. 512pp.  
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