Originally Posted by
bigtim
love this thread
just wondering if any one has used plaster of Paris to copy a part for forming I have a old canopy that I want to copy and was thinking of using plaster poured into the canopy to make a form, sealing the plaster of course with polyester resin before the pull just wondering if there might be any problems using that material, rather than carving a canopy from wood which would be a challenge.
I used plaster of Paris for this canopy (see pic), unfortunately the table I built was not large enough for it. That canopy is 18"L x 8"W x 7"T, it took 3galons of mix to fill it with and that was with using foam fillers. Worked great.