The first steps to making your own climbing holds are shaping the holds out of craft foam, which we will then pour silicone over to produce a negative. This negative mold allows us to poor in a urethane mixture that will then set in the same shape as the carved out foam. We researched this process online and called about 10 different climbing hold companies for their personal tips and tricks.
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| Board consisting of tasks, designs, and important phone numbers |
After sketching up some designs, we went to work using knives to carve the basic shape and used our fingers (the foam is very delicate) to make small details.
The results of our floral foam carvings:
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| A few of the holds are test holds, which we will be attempting to break once they have been cast to test the strength of our urethane mixture. |
