By RALPH C. DAVISON

Assistant Secretary Concrete Association of America

16mo. 196 Pages 140 Illustrations Price $1.50 postpaid lb work should appeal strongly to all those interested in ornamental concrete, as the author has taken up and explained in detail in a most practical manner the various methods of casting concrete in ornamental shapes. The titles of the thirteen chapters which this book contain, will give a general idea of the broad character of the work. They are entitled:

I. Making Wire Forms and Frames; II. Covering the Wire Frames and Modeling the Cement Mortar Into Form; III. Plaster Molds for Simple Forms; IV. Plaster Molds for Objects Having Curved Outlines; V. Combination of Casting and Modeling - An Egyptian Vase; VI. Glue Molds; VII. Colored Cements and Method'Used for Producing Designs with Same; VIII. Selection of Aggregates; IX. Wooden Molds - Ornamental Flower Pots Modeled by Hand and Inlaid with Colored Tile; X. Concrete Pedestals; XI. Concrete Benches; XII. Concrete Bnces; XIII. Miscellaneous, Including Tools, Waterproofing and Reinforcing. The first two chapters explain a most unique and original method of working pottery which has been developed by the author. The chapter on color work alone is worth many times the cost of the book inasmuch as there is little known on this subject, and there is a large and growing demand for this class of work. The author has taken for granted that the reader knows nothing whatever about the material and has explained each progressive step in the various operations throughout in detail. These directions have been supplemented with half-tones and line illustrations which are so clear that no one can misunderstand them. The amateur craftsman who has been working in clay will especially appreciate the adaptability of concrete for pottery work, inasmuch as it is a cold process throughout, thus doing away with the necessity of kiln-firing, which is necessary with the former material. The book is well gotten up, and is printed on heavy glazed paper and abounds in handsome illustrations throughout, which clearly show the unlimited possibilities of ornamentation in concrete.

MUNN & CO., Inc., Publishers, 361 Broadway, N. Y. City

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