THE PROJECT: reproduce an extremely rare hand carved wood collection from the 17th century.
THE PROBLEM: The customer wanted seamless castings to maintain the integrity of the original sculptures. The wood cravings had deep undercuts and the pieces needed to fit together precisely, so shrinkage was also a big concern.
THE SOLUTION: Enter Dragon Skin™ platinum silicone rubber, extremely soft and stretchy allowing for a perfect one piece glove mold to be made with negligible shrinkage. “Making multiple glove molds saved us a ton of time and money by not having to clean any seam lines.” Bill Klopping, Owner - Beyond Designs, Walton, NY
Dragon Skin™ rubber mold is seated in support shell and secured.
Concrete is mixed and poured into rubber mold.
Once cured, support shell is removed.
Undercuts are no match, as the stretchy Dragon Skin™ peals right off the casting.
The Dragon Skin™ rubber reveals a perfect concrete casting with no seams to clean up.
