Today, a few other students and I spent a good part of an afternoon in a workshop with Joe Kraft about casting handles in plaster. These handles can be used for mugs or any other vessels that has a handle. If you have a handle shape that you really like and would like to make it repeatedly and easily, this is the workshop for you.
Joe spent the first half an hour explaining handle making and what types of handle forms are suitable for casting and then the participants spent about 30 minutes making the handles they want cast into a mold.
Joe then explained the process of mixing plaster for the casting as he mix the plaster for the handle molds. It was a very informative workshop and the time flew by. The video below is of Joe and his able assistants separating each individual mold from the giant block.
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