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| Wax casts of the clay flies in the post below. The top image shows how they looked when they came out of the mold, the next two have had graphite powder brushed onto them, giving them metallic sheen. I tried heating up one of the casts earlier, but unfortunately this paraffin wax doesn't seem to be flexible enough, and it snapped, so when I get the chance I might try again with beeswax or something similar. |
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Spent hours modelling flies on thin bands of clay which will eventually (hopefully) resemble something of the ring designs in the post further down this page called 'fly'. I plan to cover these models in vinamold (silicone rubber that sets and keeps the model's shape), pick out the clay, then cast wax versions which will be flexible so can be bent round to form rings (or bangles if they turn out to be just a bit too big). |
