File puptcrit/puptcrit.0706, message 130


From: Anne Schaefer <anne-AT-tanglewoodmarionettes.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:17:57 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] What is plastic wood?


Hi Paul,

I think DAP still makes the solvent-based Plastic Wood that was used  
in the method you're reading about.

http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?product_id=69

It's been maybe twenty years or so, but I've made a couple of puppet  
heads using this plastic wood.  I don't remember having much luck  
with the stuff - I always seemed to end up with annoying air bubbles  
- but it's possible that I had terrible technique!

Anne


Anne Schaefer
anne-AT-tanglewoodmarionettes.com



On Jun 16, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Bill Jones wrote:

>> In the David Curell book "An Introduction to Puppets and Puppet
>> Making" he explains a method of making a puppet head out of "plastic
>> wood".  What is this exactly?  Do I get it at Home Depot or
>> A.C.Moore Crafts?  Is there a brand name that is good to use or with
>> which you have had success?
>
>
> I don't think anyone makes the Plastic wood anymore...in the formula
> we all used...
> it was an acetone based sawdust and plastic binder mix.
> I pressed it into wet plaster molds, then put them back in water to
> cure/harden.
>
> ...I've tried several new versions that don't work.
>
> Bill
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