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Fire From Ice
How to Make Large Ice Spheres
by Aaron Costic of
IceSculptingTools.com |
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IceSculptingTools.com has made some rather large ice lenses from which he has obtained fire. Here are his
instructions on how to go about making a large ice sphere.
This material is from the IceSculptingTools.com
website, used with permission. All of the tools and aids shown here are sold by
IceSculptingTools.com. The links in this article
will take you to various pages on Aaron's website. |
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photo by Aaron Costic |
Square up a block with a
chainsaw. For a large sphere freeze 2 pcs.
together. This cube is 15” x 15” x 15”
Starting with a perfect cube will allow you to make a nice sphere. |
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photo by Aaron Costic |
Multiply the width of the cube by .29 (Example- 15 x .29=4.35”) Scribe lines on
all sides of the cube 4.35” from the edge. Use a
Layout Jig to scribe the lines.
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photo by Aaron Costic |
With a chainsaw
cut off the 4 corners (Hexagon from top view). Be careful not to cut inside the lines.
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photo by Aaron Costic |
Rotate the Ice & cut off 4 corners, using the lines as guides. Notice the
foam under the carving? This protects your saw. |
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Rotate the ice & cut off 4 more corners, again use the lines as guides. |
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Using a sharp chisel
Carve 3 hoops around ice. |
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Using the chisel
Remove the 8 humps. |
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Scratch the whole surface in a circular pattern. |
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Using sand paper
sand the whole surface. |
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Spray with a hose set on gentle. |
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The above sphere took 45 minutes to make using these methods (including photography).
My system is a compilation of the following 3 techniques:
- The Old Japanese “Carve 3 Hoops” technique.
- Steve Brice’s “Make an 18 sided shape” technique.
- Junichi’s “Finish sculpting with the scratchy board” technique.
Visit the
IceSculptingTools.com website for more info. |
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