{"product_id":"paper-template-arc-de-triomphe","title":"The Arc de Triomphe Paper Template","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Arc de Triomphe in clay, 42 1\/8 in wide and 40 1\/4 in tall. The great arch and its keystone, a side arch through every pier, the deep cornice over the frieze, and an attic carrying thirty shields. From across the room it reads as the Arc de Triomphe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Legendary template, the level above Insane. It comes apart into twenty sections. Each one fits a kiln and fires on its own, and they join for good after the last firing. The arch heads and the piers under them stand on props of the same clay in both firings, and the guide shows where every one goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished: 42 1\/8 in wide across the great cornice, 40 1\/4 in tall and 22 3\/4 in deep. The real arch at 1:46.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty sections: four socles, four piers, two arch heads, four upper piers and six attic pieces. The heaviest are about 31 lb wet, a two-person lift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery section fits a kiln at least 28 in across and 27 in deep inside, such as a Skutt KM-1227.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay: about 561 lb of one grogged stoneware that fires between cone 5 and cone 6, twenty-three 25 lb bags with spare clay for remakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime: about 140 hours at the table over 12 to 16 weeks, then 4 to 6 weeks of slow drying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBought separately: epoxy putty and a slow-setting epoxy for the joints, and a flat display board at least 44 x 26 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the pack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 41 page guide: tools, clay, building each section, keeping clay workable for weeks, drying in a dry, average or humid room, joints, firing, glazing, assembly, and what to do when something goes wrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery pattern piece on 175 Letter pages, the big ones tiled with overlap strips and matching marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA private link to the same patterns on thirteen 24 x 36 in sheets for a copy shop, every piece whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA numbered section map, a checklist for every section, and a page of ideas for your own carving and sprigging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA last page to check before you cut, and what to do when it stands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree for members, using five of the month's free picks. $280 for everyone else. Every other template, by level, is on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theclayhole.com\/pages\/pottery-paper-templates\"\u003ethe pottery paper templates page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clay Hole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51012337270832,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/5627\/3968\/files\/arc-de-triomphe-pottery-template-garden-front-the-clay-hole.jpg?v=1793944531","url":"https:\/\/theclayhole.com\/products\/paper-template-arc-de-triomphe","provider":"The Clay Hole - Pottery \u0026 Art Community","version":"1.0","type":"link"}