Plaster Mold and Model Making [Paperback]

Charles Chaney (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold (August 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671608967
• ISBN-13: 978-0671608965
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,354,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Think This Book Is Great., November 23, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Plaster Mold and Model Making (Paperback)

I think this book is a great book for several reasons and I can't understand why they discontinued it. I teach a class in ceramic mold making which is what this book is about. I gained quite a bit of knowledge from this book and highly recommend it to my students if they can find a copy to beg, borrow, or steal. I consider it one of the foremost authorities on the subject. And although it was written in 1973, it is pretty much still current today as the technology hasn't changed all that much. I can't say enough about the authors or the book. To sum it all up I think it is a really great book.
Glenn Pourteau
Houston, Tx. USA

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tremendous resource for ceramic arists and students, May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Plaster Mold and Model Making (Paperback)

I used this book when it first came out in ceramics classes and was hoping to use it again. Having looked at three or four others, it is still the most clearly written and informative work on the subject I have found.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good goofy little book, January 29, 2003

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michael joy (ChicagoMoldSchool.com) (Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plaster mold and model making

If you find this book you will pick up a lot of tricks. Once you get over the cheesy objects that they choose to illustrate as demonstrations...you will see excellent model making methods. If you work with plaster...you should have this book around. It is excellent for teaching students. Beginners will get something from it and so will the seasoned professional. I think these authors really have skill...Only complaint is aesthetic...I wish they had a stylist and bigger budget for a more comprehensive book.