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Originally Posted by fanamingo
I tried this same approach when I attempted a grill block a few months ago. I was able to achieve the exact shape I wanted, but the block wasn't very stiff when dried. I did about 8 layers of paper followed by 1 layer of an old cotton sheet. Not enough? Or was I missing something else?
For anyone else trying this, wear latex gloves when working with the glue. It turned my fingers orange and it took several days for the color to fade.
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Never had my fingers turn orange but yeah gloves are worthwhile.
The mix sounds pretty close to what I have used in the past but I have also used some varnish mostly as a water proofing surface so that may have helped.
I have always tried for some sort of curved surface as well since papier mache is very flexible in flat sheets.
Maybe some sort of strengthening rib is needed behind to add some support and rigidity?
Pete.