Hi people of SF, I'd like to know how you guys approach the topic of making bases for sculptures.
Originally, I would use plyboard and manually saw the thing. We have an electronic saw at the office which makes a cleaner finish but I don't have access to it all the time.
I've experimented with fiberglass resin before and got a pretty decent finish, although stickiness always poses a problem, an indicator that the hardener:resin ratio was off I think.
On top of that, I've experimented with numerous air dry clays (DAS, critter clay, unbranded, etc) as I don't want to spend any polymer clay on simply bases.
Here's a sample of a fiberglass resin i casted from a metal container lid. I initially made the base before drilling it and placing the threaded rod, but it became a bit wobbly.
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Any input you can share would be much appreciated.