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concrete pottery and garden furniture

by ralph c davison

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Concrete Pottery and Garden Furniture was written more then 100 years ago but it is a truly valuable books in all ways. It is a craftsman's manual about the concrete poetry in Victorian style which will never become out-of-date and which is widely used now in many gardens. The book contains descriptions of the pottery as well as photographs and diagrams showing how to create such a pottery. The most widespread techniques are presented in the manual. It will attract all readers interested in decorating their gardens, making garden ornaments and potters. EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK: PREFACE: MUCH interest has been manifested of late in ornamental concrete, and so little seems to be known about the un- limited possibilities of the artistic treatment of this material, that the author has endeavored in the following chapters to explain in detail how concrete can be made into objects of art. Numerous inquiries have come to me from craftsmen who are anxious to work in this material but none of whom understand the nature of the material or the method in which it is to be handled. It is such in particular I had in mind when preparing this work and have therefore been most minute in my descriptions of how the various pieces described are to be made. I have taken for granted that the reader knows nothing whatever about the material and have explained each progressive step in the various operations throughout in detail. These directions I have supplemented with illustrations which I have endeavored to make so clear that no one can misunderstand them. The method of using wire forms as a base on which to build up the finished piece is original with myself as far as I know, as is also the development of color work in cement. The chapter on the latter as well as those on Garden Furniture should appeal strongly to the professional as well as the layman inasmuch as there is a large and growing demand for this class of work. The amateur craftsman who has been working in clay will especially appreciate the adaptability of concrete for pottery work inasmuch as it is a cold process throughout, thus doing away with the necessity of kiln firing, which is necessary with the former material. The textures which can be obtained on articles made of concrete, as described in the chapter on aggregates, in many instances are far superior to those which can be obtained with any other materials, as they have a distinct characteristic of their own and are full of life and sparkle...

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...wooden or plaster molds. In the latter method the cement is handled in an entirely different man- ner from that used for the former. The use of wire forms is the simpler when there are but one or two of the same shape of articles to be made. When a quantity of one kind is to be made it pays well to spend some time in making a wooden Concrete Pottery and Garden Furniture 3 or plaster piece mold, as it can be used over and over again, whereas when wire forms are used a new form has to be made for each article, whether of the same shape or not. The best material for making wire forms is No. 20 Clinton wire lath having about a half-inch mesh. This can be procured at almost any hard- ware store. When buying it ask for galvanized wire lath, as this is better and easier to work with than the ungalvanized. If not familiar with this Fig. 1 Round and Square Frames for a Piece of Concrete Pottery material the accompanying illustrations will give a good idea of what is to be used. The only tool...