{"product_id":"paper-template-el-castillo-chichen-itza","title":"El Castillo at Chichén Itzá Paper Template","description":"\u003cp\u003eEl Castillo at Chichén Itzá in clay, 19 in tall and 41 5\/8 in across the stairways. Nine battered terraces, a ribbed stairway up the middle of every face, 52 recessed panels on each side, and the temple on top with its three doorways on the north face. From across the room it reads as the pyramid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Legendary template, the level above Insane. It comes apart into nine sections. Each one fits a kiln and fires on its own, and they join for good after the last firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished: 41 5\/8 in across the stairways, 42 1\/2 in north to south with the serpent heads, 35 1\/8 in across the terraces and 19 in tall. The real pyramid at 1:62.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine sections: four stairways, four corners and the summit. The heaviest are the corners at about 19 lb wet, a one-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 194 lb of one grogged stoneware that fires between cone 5 and cone 6, eight 25 lb bags with spare clay for remakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime: about 90 hours at the table over 8 to 12 weeks, then 3 to 4 weeks of slow drying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBought separately: epoxy putty and a slow-setting epoxy for the joints, foam board for propping soft walls, and a flat display board at least 46 in square.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the pack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 30 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 112 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 nine 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\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree for members, using five of the month's free picks. $250 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":51028356137008,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/5627\/3968\/files\/el-castillo-chichen-itza-pottery-template-i-backyard-patio-the-clay-hole.jpg?v=1794006735","url":"https:\/\/theclayhole.com\/products\/paper-template-el-castillo-chichen-itza","provider":"The Clay Hole - Pottery \u0026 Art Community","version":"1.0","type":"link"}