Drape Mold Ceramics

At the ceramic shop we carry a number of wooden drape molds which are lighter weight alternatives to plaster molds.

Drape mold ceramics. All sizes of our 4 styles 4 salad plate templates 10 75 4 dinner plate templates 13 75 create a decorative. However they are typically more shallow than humps. Drape molds are similar in concept to hump molds. Plaster molds for clay are collectively called slump hump or drape molds depending upon the design and purpose of the mold.

5 out of 5 stars 18 18 reviews 18 00. Today moulds are generally made of plaster but the traditional materials were wood and bisque fired clay. Available in a variety of shapes and sizes these molds can be used to make an unlimited number of forms letters and numbers with slabs of clay. Only 1 available and it s in 2 people s carts.

Wood molds also eliminate the risk of plaster chipping and contaminating clay. Rim template 8 pack set includes. Gr pottery forms drape molds for pottery are american made wood fiber products. There are 243 drape molds for sale on etsy and they cost 20 43 on average.

The advantage of using wooden molds over plaster is that wood is less likely to chip and flake off into the clay. In ceramics wooden drape molds are a great alternative to the commonly used plaster molds. Pine wood drape molds for pottery. Plaster has two disadvantages in that if flakes of it get into clay they can blow up when fired leaving a hole or worse a shattered pot so be careful and clean up well when using plaster mould and it is more breakable.

Convex plaster forms are known as hump molds or drape molds while concave plaster forms are known as slump molds. Square rectangular pentagons hexagons octagons round and more. This video is excerpted from pouring vessels which is available in the ceramic arts daily bookstore. They are easy to use budget friendly and light weight.

Even in the rare event that these molds do chip off into the clay that forms around them wood would burn out easily in firing whereas plaster could cause cracks and possibly ruin your piece. With drape molds you can quickly make plates and platters dishes and more in repeating and complementary sizes. The most common drape molds material is silicone. The most popular color.