"mickoola" <fml@pbtcomm.net> wrote
>>
>One easy way to make small, quick batches for sculpture, etc.without
>a lot of fuss or mess: buy a bag of cellulose insulation (about $10 here
>at Lowes or Home Depot), which is pulverized paper. I soak some of it
>in a 5 gallon bucket for a day or so. Using another 5 gallon bucket and
>a 2-pound coffee can, I mix 3 cans of the wet insulation with 1 can of
>portland cement and a half-can of powdered joint compound. Just mix
>it by (rubber-gloved) hand, without adding any more water. The joint
>compound changes the consistency enough to make it smoother
>and easier to model into shapes.
Thank you for that. A friend and I have been playing with recipes
for sculpting and tried that basic recipe- but without 2 important
points. The recipe I found didn't mention soaking the cellulose---
and it also just said "joint compound" which I had a bucket of handy.
Still, it didn't turn out too bad & was still soft enough to cut with
sharp woodworking tools a couple days later.
We'll have to give it another go with wet cellulose and dry joint
compound.
Then to Annie's point-
--- "Annie Crimp" <angelc_25_2002@...> wrote:
>
> I am interested in making small items made from papercrete such
>as planters etc. in fact any small object which I can eventually mosaic.
I've seen lots of Mosaic on concrete and always thought it was done
while the concrete was wet. I'm sure it *can* be done later- but
wonder if the process is easier if you do it 'wet'.
Jim
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