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Contemporary Cement Sculpting Camp

Agumbe, Karnataka

by

Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Sandhya B.

Tools and Raw Materials

Tools and raw materials that are used in contemporary cement sculpture camp:

• Cement: It is used to mix with sand and gravel to form concrete.

• Cement Bowl: It is used to hold the cement.

• Trowel (Metal Karni): It is used to mix cement, sand and gravel.

• Sculpting Tools: They are used while shaping.

• Marble Powder: It is used to get fine finishing (usually while working on facade).

• Iron Rods: It is used to get a firm structure to build the form.

• Binding Wire: It is used to knot the steel rods and GI wires.

• GI Wires: Galvanized wires are used for the armature.

• Mesh: Meshes are used to get appropriate forms.

• Sieve: It is used to filter sand to remove bigger particles.

• Sand: Fine sand is used to mix with cement.

• Gravel: It is used with cement and sand to strengthen the mixture.

• Small Pieces of Brick: Brick pieces are used to fill the armature and obtain the form.

• Finger Cots: They are used to avoid injuring fingers while working.

• Machine to Cut Wires: Machines help to cut strong iron rods

• Wire Cutter: To cut wires small binding wires.

• Iron Rod Bender: It is used to bend the rods to the required shape.

• Cutting Pliers: They are used to cut wires.

• Hammer: It is used to fix nails on the sculptures.

• Nails: They are used to fix the wire mesh.

• Flat Paintbrush: It is used to get a smooth surface and add textures.

• Spade: It is used to fill cement in the bowl.

• Customized Rod: It is used to roll binding wire and knot.

• Saw: It is used to cut.

• Measuring Tape: It is used to measure the lengths.

• Chalk: It is used to mark the lengths.

• Rod Bender: It is used to bend the iron rods.

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