How To Mold a Complex Original Model

Bill Kirkpatrick touches up his original clay sculpture, while Tim Maslyn helps cut the clay model into sections. Maslyn then clays up the female model for molding. The clay shim provides a flange to support the first half of the mold until the rubber and support shell are cured. Channels are carved into the clay to form a tight fit for rubber mold halves. The female portion of the sculpture has been shimmed so two rubber mold halves will fit together.