I was really pleased with the finish, it's rough on the face but all the other surfaces are very smooth.
The mold had to be sacrificed to free it, but it will be simple enough to make a better one next time.
A very scary night, I kept thinking the mold was going to give way spilling over 13 liters of concrete on my floor and my housemate who sleeps below. From now on casting happens outside.
It's too cold to for the concrete to set outside, so I'm casting it in my room.
I want to explore concrete and the process of casting. I like the idea of making objects by casting because it almost feels like cheating, one mold and from it many objects. This is my first play with concrete and I've decided to make a side table/bookshelf thing.
I was really pleased with the finish, it's rough on the face but all the other surfaces are very smooth.
The mold had to be sacrificed to free it, but it will be simple enough to make a better one next time.
A very scary night, I kept thinking the mold was going to give way spilling over 13 liters of concrete on my floor and my housemate who sleeps below. From now on casting happens outside.
It's too cold to for the concrete to set outside, so I'm casting it in my room.
I want to explore concrete and the process of casting. I like the idea of making objects by casting because it almost feels like cheating, one mold and from it many objects. This is my first play with concrete and I've decided to make a side table/bookshelf thing.
