Morning all,
I am hoping to move from using epoxy resins and polymer clays to casting for the claws on my hand sewn sloths and bears. I have cast a few parts in resin before at University but it was a while ago and under supervision of an artist, so I don't have a clear idea of the direction the claws would be best sitting in the mould. I don't know if this needs to be a two part mould with the claws lying horizontally or vertically, or if the silicone is flexible enough that I could just have a single layer with the mould creeping over the top of the claw but a small space to fill from. I assume the holes will complicate things further too.
Anyway, any advice before I take the plunge is much appreciated; I hope the attached images of the claws in use and how I think they could be cast are helpful, but I have no doubt they could be completely wrong!