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| To celebrate the
occasion of Grandmaster Rhee's promotion to 9th Dan, a reproduction of
his fist, together with the specially created gold and diamond ring, was
made by sectioning individual parts of his hand with clay and making a
three piece plaster mould. The mould of the ring was made
separately and added at a later stage to the main fist. Anecodote: As Grandmaster Rhee's fist was completely encased in plaster waiting for it to set, the plaster became too heated for comfort. It is usual to break apart the sections of a mould with chisel and hammer when cooled, but as Grandmaster Rhee became uncomfortable, he merely opened up his hand and the mould separated by itself - a show of incredible hand strength, and the mould survived. The next stage was to coat the inside of the mould with release agent and produce a model by pouring plaster into the original mould. The resulting model was then worked on as the "original," refining the surface, adding the ring and preparing it for the mould. A silicone mould was then produced from the original model and a limited number of reproductions cast in reconstituted stone. The above example was plated with 9carat gold. Krystyna Sargent B.A (Hons) |
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