If at first you don't suceed...

I wanted my pot to have a capacity of 500ml to hold the amount of honey that's most common here to buy in jars in the shops. I was concerned, despite many efforts at technical drawings trying to calculate the capacity my designed piece would have, that what I had made would be too small. Therefore, I decided to increase my design on the photocopier by 22% and make a second mould. This was good as I could learn the other method of creating a 2 piece mould anyway.




The two sizes I made...I'm not sure yet what their actual capacities will be.



The next step was to make the lids. This had to be done on the wheel and turned very quickly as the plaster dried so quickly. I managed to make a good shape for the large pot which I was happy with but the smaller one has a flater lid than I would have liked. It took 6 failed lids to finally achieve these two. A Hungarian student told me that from the time I pour the plaster into the mould at the top of the pot, I only have 5 minutes in which to create the shape fior the lid or otherwise it will be too late and too hard. I definitely need more practise to master this skill!

This is the 2nd larger form ready to have plaster poured on top and be made into a mould.