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<\/p>\nWhen you love using your mosaic hammer, and want to work on a mosaic on your own, what else do you need? A trunk to work on, just like Italians use them.<\/p>\n
1. Find a stump with a diameter of 20 \u2013 30 cm and about 85 cm hight. The height is individual and depends on the working position and\u00a0 of the mosaic maker. The wood should neither be too hard nor too soft, for example you can use beech, acacia or maple. The stump should be seasoned for about a year.<\/p>\n
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2. Polish the stump’s surface.<\/p>\n
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3. Find the most regular side of the stump. Pierce the stump decentralized and in a place which is nearer to the chosen side of the stump. The hole should never be in the center of the stump! The hole’s depth should be slighlty bigger than the hardie (7,5 \u2014 8 cm).<\/p>\n
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4. Entlarge the hole by making it rectangular.<\/p>\n
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5. The entlarged hole should be slightly deeper than indicated in the\u00a0image.<\/p>\n
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6. Now push the hardie into the hole using a hammer and a piece of wood. Notice that the hardie’s end doesn’t have contact with the hole’s ground and ‘floats’ freely. It’s necessary to avoid the rebound when cutting the material. The hardie should be fixed well in the whole.<\/p>\n
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7. Slightly round the hardie’s edge with a rasp. Otherwise a sharp edge will make your smalti burst.<\/p>\n
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8. Enjoy your new stump and start your mosaic project!<\/p>\n
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Drawings by Alina Chubova<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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