Building
a Set of Beam Molds (continued)
Bases: 3-foot 1-by-6
pine or fir or
-inch
plywood
Stops: 6-foot
-inch-by-
-inch
screen mold or
-inch
plywood
Forms for large
beams: 4-foot 1-inch-by-1-inch pine square molding
Forms for small
beams: 2-foot
-inch-by-
-inch
screen molding
8-12 finishing
nails (
-inch
long)
To make the bases for the two molds, cut the 3-foot 1-by-6
into two pieces, one 26 inches long and the other 10 inches
long.
To make the guides to hold your removable forms in place while
molding the clay, cut the
-inch
"stop" material into two 26-inch pieces and two 10-inch pieces.
To make the removable molds for the large beams, cut the 1-inch-by-1-inch
pine square molding into two 20-inch pieces and save the leftover
piece for a spacer to use while you are nailing in the stops.
To make the removable molds for the small beams, cut the
-inch-by-
-inch
screen molding into two 10-inch pieces and save the leftover
piece for a spacer to use while you are nailing in the stops.
Constructing the large beam mold:
First, nail one 20-inch
piece of "stop" material along one edge of the 1-by-6 base
using 3 or 4 nails. Then, set up the mold as shown in the
illustration (on the previous page). Set your leftover piece
of 1-inch-by-1 -inch stop in the center as a spacer. Then
nail the other spacer in place using 3 or 4 nails.
Constructing the small beam mold:
The only difference
in making the small beam mold is that you turn the
-inch-by--
-inch leftover piece on edge when you use it as a spacer and
you don't use quite as many nails.
You are now ready to make clay beams using these molds.
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