PAPER MOULDING. 
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marked out into three or more sections, and each section would be 
moulded separately, great care being taken that each mould should con¬ 
siderably overlap the margin of the other, so that when each section is 
cast in plaster the edges of the cast can be cut away until the joint is 
perfect. And each section should also overlap at the top and sides in 
No. 1, and at the sides in No. 2,'&c., for the same reason; and it is neces¬ 
sary to pay careful attention to the beating in of the paper near the sides 
and edges, as it is there that the layers are most likely to come apart 
when dry. These edges can be trimmed down afterwards, if found too 
bulky in packing. 
The first sheets of paper should always be put on singly, and well 
beaten in. If the carving presents many sharp angles, the paper will 
again and again be broken away over them, and small scraps of paper may 
be used for covering them up, until the whole section is covered at least 
three papers deep in the thinnest place. The coat of paste should then be 
given. If the paste is laid on when the mould is too thin, it will penetrate 
to the stone, and prevent the mould coming off when dry. The paste 
may be put on warm, but if too hot it draws the paper from the stone (if 
it is a stone sculpture), air gets underneath the paper, and it is very 
difficult to get rid of it again. Avoid, in putting on the first papers, 
doubled edges or creases, and beat in well, so that the paper may work 
into the grain of the stone or wood, It is easy to spoil a mould by 
