Ceramic Molds

     Dogwood Ceramic Supply offers new ceramic molds from all of the top ceramic mold manufacturers.  Ceramic molds are manufactured from USG #1 Pottery Plaster as #1 Pottery Plaster yields a denser, more durable ceramic mold with better casting characteristics than less expensive grades of plaster.  Because the ceramic molds are manufactured from a plaster product the ceramic molds are often referred to as "plaster molds".  While the descriptive phrase "plaster molds" is technically correct, the phrase "plaster molds" is used in various other art and industrial medias, often meaning a mold used to cast plaster products.  And then there are different grades of plaster which just adds to the confusion over the use of "plaster molds".

    To be clear, Dogwood Ceramic Supply is selling ceramic plaster molds manufactured from #1 Pottery Plaster used specifically to cast (pour) a clay based slip requiring firing in a kiln to temperatures of 1900°F or higher. While our industry refers to these molds as "ceramic molds" a better term for this product would be "slip casting molds" as these molds are used to cast earthenware (ceramic slip), terra cotta, stoneware and porcelain slips.

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply stocks a huge selection of molds for clay specifically for working with moist clay, but many of these pottery molds can also be used for slip casting as well.  For the convenience of our customers, Dogwood Ceramic Supply maintains a limited selection of slip casting ceramic molds in stock, including a selection of regional favorites and classic designs. In addition mold straps plus the ever popular rubber bands for ceramic molds are always in stock.

    For a small charge, printed ceramic mold catalogs are sold by Dogwood Ceramic Supply to support the sales of molds from various manufacturers.  Please be advised most of the catalogs list are in limited supply and will not be reprinted when supplies are depleted.

Save up to 75% off the retail price on select Ceramic Molds in Stock

Ceramic Mold Catalogs

    Printed Ceramic Mold Catalogs have been traditionally sold by the various Mold Manufacturers to support the sales of their molds.  Because internet based catalogs can be more easily updated, most Mold Manufacturers are transitioning from print catalogs to internet based catalogs.  For customers seeking traditional print catalogs, Dogwood Ceramic Supply offers a great selection of manufacturer's ceramic mold catalogs:

Alberta Mold Catalog	Creative Paradise Mold Catalog
$8.50	$8.50

Dona's + Made-in-Fire Mold Catalog	Duncan + Scioto Mold Catalog	Duncan Classics Mold Catalog
$9.50	$8.50	$8.50

Riverview Mold Catalog CD	Scioto Classics Mold Catalog
$8.00	$9.50

Shipping Costs for Ceramic Mold Catalogs:

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply offers simplified UPS shipping rates on the Ceramic Mold Catalogs for the convenience of the consumer:

Commercial locations and Schools via UPS $9.00
Residential via UPS $12.00

The simplified UPS rates are applicable for up to to 10 Ceramic Mold Catalogs and related literature.

Ceramic Mold Companies:

Alberta Molds is/was one of the oldest ceramic mold manufacturers.  Alberta, the company was named after the founder, retired in the late '90's and the mold line went through a difficult retirement process and ultimately the most popular parts of the mold line would be transferred to Starlite Molds.  Alberta Molds consisted of the Alberta Molds, the Alberta Student Casting Molds, Cole Molds (acquired by Alberta in the '70's), Jamar Molds (Jamar-Mallory Molds founded in 1948 and acquired by Alberta in 1981) as well as Suncrest and Heinz Molds.

Creative Paradise is the home of Kimple Molds.  Creative Paradise is a ceramic mold manufacturer with a very wide variety of highly detailed molds.  Janet and Ron Kimple retired at the end of 2000 and Kimple Mold Co. continues today as Creative Paradise.  Creative Paradise mold lines include TL Designs and large portions of the classic Kimple ceramic molds plus portions of the Bryon, Cramer, Mike's Provincial and Studio mold lines.  In recent years Creative Paradise has diversified their offerings with a wide selection of pottery molds suitable for use by the hobby and professional potter.  Today, Creative Paradise is the most active mold manufacturer producing new casting mold designs on a regular basis.

Doc Holliday Molds Inc is a ceramic mold manufacturer that specializes in highly detailed figurines, with the selection ranging from carousel horses to dragons, angels, chess sets and animals.  The Doc Holliday Mold lines include Gold Rush Molds and PK Molds.

Dona's Molds underwent an extremely ugly retirement process in early 2002 with Made-In-Fire Molds briefly formed to handle the Dona's Mold line.  Ultimately all of the Dona's and Made-In-Fire Molds would be transferred to Starlite Molds.

Duncan Molds was retired as a mold company in 2004 and the combined Duncan and Scioto mold line was transferred to Starlite.  Duncan Color Products continue without any interruption.

Made-in-Fire Molds (formerly Dona's Molds) is a retired mold company, see Starlite.

Riverview Molds is a ceramic mold manufacturer that specializes on molds designed for the ease of casting with few is any attachments as well as a line of very unique one piece (open pour) magnet molds.  Ross Molds was purchased by Riverview Molds several years ago.  The nativity set from Riverview Molds comes in 4 sizes and especially easy to cast.

Starlite Molds produces molds for retired ceramic mold companies as well as discontinued ceramic molds from Clay Magic.  There are no new designs originating from these retired mold companies.  Retired mold companies include Alberta Molds (and all of the lines purchased by Alberta over the years), Duncan Molds, Dona's Molds, Made-in-Fire Molds, Scioto Molds and TL Designs.  The combined Duncan-Scioto Mold Catalog was designed by Duncan after purchasing the Scioto Mold line.  The Duncan Classics and Scioto Classics Mold Catalogs consists of all of the retired molds prior to Duncan's purchase of Scioto PLUS the molds retired by Duncan after the Scioto Mold purchase.  If you can't find your desired Duncan or Scioto mold in the combined catalog always check the respective Classics catalog.  The Alberta and Dona's mold catalogs from Starlite are complete with respect to the Alberta or Dona's molds available from Starlite.

Wagon Wheel Molds is a Louisiana based ceramic mold manufacturer that produces a line of Press Molds for use with moist clay by potters and ceramists as well as specific casting molds that are popular regionally.  Dogwood Ceramic Supply maintains a tremendous selection of Wagon Wheel Molds in stock at all times.

    For more information about any of the mold companies that we represent, follow the handy links on the manufacturer links page or purchase the Ceramic Mold Catalogs from Dogwood Ceramic Supply.

Ceramic Mold Policies:

    In the past two decades the ceramic mold industry has undergone some dramatic changes as demonstrated by the wide spread retirement of mold companies starting in the mid-90's.  Other changes are less obvious but just as dramatic.  No longer do any of the mold companies own a fleet of trucks to deliver their products on a regular basis, instead the molds are shipped via commercial truck.  And shipping molds cost money.  Serious money.  While mold prices have remained surprisingly steady, freight costs, as a percentage of the mold price, have sky rocketed.

    Some say the mold industry is dead.  Actually it is doing quite well.  The industry's biggest customers, the production studios who buy dozens upon dozens of copies of a single mold, are still in business and still buying molds in great numbers.  But their needs are different than the general public or small business owner in that they don't need variety... and most importantly they plan ahead.  Planning ahead is important when you need to produce 12,000 Christmas Ducks for delivery on October 1st to a chain of specialty stores.

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply has developed ceramic mold policies which allow us to continue to provide ceramic molds in the most cost effective manner for our customers.

General Mold Policies:

1) Dogwood Ceramic Supply stocks a very limited selection of popular slip casting molds for the convenience of our customers.  These molds are sold at standard retail prices unless otherwise indicated.

2) All molds not in current stock must be ordered.  In practical terms this means the vast majority of all molds sold by Dogwood Ceramic Supply will need to be ordered.  Please refer to the respective manufacturer web pages to view the entire selection of mold designs or simply purchase the mold catalogs from Dogwood Ceramic Supply.

3) Dogwood Ceramic Supply accumulates mold orders until cost effective for bulk shipping from the manufacturer.  The general minimum order is 1000 lbs, but Dogwood will often hold and combine orders for 2000 lb or even 5000 lb freight rates when practical to save our customers substantial freight charges.

4) There are no set schedule of ordering with any mold manufacturer.  As a point of reference for planning purposes, Dogwood Ceramic Supply has historically placed 5 orders per year from Creative Paradise with the majority of the orders placed in the Winter and Spring to match the needs of our largest production customers.  Our business goal is not a high frequency of orders rather it is ordering as few times per year as possible to maximize the savings for our customers.

5) Manufacturing time varies and is unknown.  The biggest factor in the variable production time is the quantity of a single mold (item number) that may ordered by our largest production customers.  24, 48, even 144 copies of a single mold (item number) are not that uncommon.  48 copies could take 4 to 8 days or 48 days from the time the order is placed, depending upon the number of blocks owned by the ceramic mold manufacturer, the size of the mold, the difficulty in manufacturing the mold and the size of the backlog created by orders placed by other distributors.  Also please remember that some of those 3, 4 and 5 piece molds are real witches to properly fit together and take more time to manufacture than a simple 2 piece mold.

Freight and Discounts:

6) Inbound freight charges, meaning shipping costs from manufacturer to destination, are applicable to most mold companies.  The amount of freight may vary according to the size of our order.

7) Discounts offered on small quantity mold purchases and inbound freight charges may offset each other or nearly offset each other depending upon the size (weight) of the order shipped to Dogwood Ceramic Supply.  Throw in any necessary packing and/or handling charges for shipping the molds plus the ever changing fuel surcharge and things get complicated fast.

8) Actual outbound freight charges (either UPS or motor freight) will be charge for molds shipped from Dogwood Ceramic Supply.

9) As a general rule, packing charges are included in the cost of the molds shipped from Dogwood Ceramic Supply.  Molds shipped directly from the factory may incur substantial packaging charges which is why Dogwood Ceramic Supply strongly discourages the practice of drop shipping.

10) Bulk orders are considered 12 or more copies of single item number (i.e. 12 of Scioto 1742 Praying Cherub) or purchases of 1000 lbs or more of molds from a single mold manufacturer.  40% discount from the standard price will be applied to bulk orders and adjusted for the prorated inbound freight and fuel charges (if applicable).  When ever possible the bulk orders of 1000 lbs or more will be palletized by the manufacturer to eliminate unnecessary packing and handling charges when molds for many customers are shipped on a single pallet.  Some mold companies accept 500 lb bulk orders depending upon the mix of molds purchased.  The discount may be reduced to 30% on these smaller bulk orders (and adjusted for any applicable inbound freight and fuel charges) if the molds are difficult to palletize and require additional packaging materials.

Mold Warranties

    Ceramic Molds are warranted by the manufacturer to be free of defect and suitable for casting ceramic ware.  All claims for defective molds or for molds which are internally damaged must be filed within 15 days of the date of sale (or date of delivery when the molds are shipped to the customer's location).

    Defective or internally damaged molds will be replaced with an identical mold AFTER the original (damaged) has been returned to the selling distributor or manufacturer.  The replacement mold will be replaced by the same means (shipped or store pickup) as the original mold.

    Transportation costs to return the damaged mold to the selling distributor is the responsibility of the customer.

    The mold manufacturer is not responsible for damage that may occur to the exterior of the ceramic mold as the various chips and dings are cosmetic and do not affect the casting ability of the mold.

    The warranty does not cover ceramic molds that have been cast (used) so please inspect the interior prior to the first casting.

Additional Questions:

What ceramic molds does Dogwood Ceramic Supply have in stock for sale?

    All of the ceramic molds in stock for sale at Dogwood Ceramic Supply are kept on a separate webpage. Substantial discounts are available on a limited selection of new molds.

That is it?  That is all you got?  You should have more molds in stock for me to chose from.

    The 7 mold catalogs sold by Dogwood Ceramic Supply contain nearly 12,000 molds.  Which one of those 12,000 molds would you like us to stock?  Stocking a mold here and there doesn't make much sense when you consider the purchasing habits of our production customers who often need dozens or even hundreds of copies of single mold at a time and Dogwood having a single copy of a mold "in-stock" would do them little good.

    Even our manufacturers recognize the futility in stocking their own products simply because the needs of the production customers change from season to season, year to year.

    We like our system:  We stock a few classics and regional favorites and order the rest. 

But others claim they have 1,000's of molds in stock.

    Do they?  Have you read the fine print.  Drop shipped doesn't mean the mold is in stock, it means the mold will ship from the manufacturer.... who might take days, weeks or even months to manufacture and process the mold order.  And then there is the packing charges.  The manufacturers have computed the selling price of their molds assuming bulk shipping to Dogwood Ceramic Supply and other distributors.  Packing one mold at a time for UPS shipping was never their business goal and is not part of their pricing structure.  Bottom line, having the manufacturer packing the mold for UPS shipment will cost the customer dearly.

    Dogwood's business goal is saving our customers money.  We don't drop ship molds as a normal business practice because that would cost our customers money... money they could better spend on stuff other than wasteful and unnecessary packing charges.

Sale Molds?  Who is got some sale molds?

    We do! We do!  Check out Dogwood Ceramic Supply's Ceramic Molds in Stock to view the full selection.

    Not very many there, huh?  You would be correct.  The goal of any business is to avoid mistakes.  Sale Molds are mistakes.  Not because they are on sale but why they are on sale.  Over the past few decades the ceramic mold distributors, such as Dogwood Ceramic Supply, stocked a limited selection of new molds.

    Mostly the stock was created from padding out our order (1900 lbs of molds on order, need 2000 lbs to meet the manufacturer minimum. ...hmm, why don't we stick a few molds in stock) or stocking a few regional favorites for the walk-in traffic to purchase.  Over time the "molds in stock" grew because the business chose the wrong molds to stock when padding out the order or maybe the regional favorite wasn't much of a regional favorite.

    As part of our business plan back in the mid to late '90's we recognized how out of control our in-stock mold selection had become and started shrinking the selection through an aggressive sale.  It is obvious that a few other distributors came to the same conclusion and started weeding down their in-stock selections as well.

    Today, nearly every ceramic mold distributor will have a list of sale molds.  Our list is smaller than most simply because we have been doing it longer.

Do you (Dogwood) ship molds?

    Absolutely.  Molds orders will be held until practical for shipping cost considerations and then placed with the manufacturer.  Depending upon the size of Dogwood's order several additional weeks or even a month or two may pass and then the molds will arrive at Dogwood.

    Large orders (greater than 1000 lbs), because they will have been palletized by the manufacturer as a separate order, will be ready to immediately ship from Dogwood to their final destination.  Most customers will of course have an order of glazes etc that will accompany the molds to ride along at a low freight cost.

    Smaller orders will be typically dried (if practical) by Dogwood Ceramic Supply in our professional mold dryer and then boxed for UPS or truck shipment depending upon the size of the molds as well as any added products.

    And, unlike the mold manufacturers (and many of our competitors), Dogwood doesn't need to charge outrageous packaging charges for most orders simply because we have adjusted our discount schedule to account for any extraneous packaging materials that may be needed. 

So Dogwood Ceramic Supply is the best place to buy molds?

    Of course not.  If you are on the West Coast you should first consider a supplier closer to your location simply because shipping costs should be less than if you were to purchase from Dogwood Ceramic Supply way back east in Mississippi.

    That said, for many mold buyers in the Central and Eastern USA, Dogwood Ceramic Supply is the place to buy molds simply because we are serious about selling molds in the most practical and cost effective manor.

What happened to Gare Molds? They were real popular at one time.

    At one time is the key portion of the statement and question.

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply, like every other Gare Distributor, was well aware of Gare's intent to get out of the mold business.  Starting in the late 90's Gare started to produce fewer new mold designs each year and discontinued a larger number of molds than what had been released in the past year.  Their intentions should have been quite clear to everybody and were commonly discussed within the industry.  When the final discontinuation notice was issued it came as a shock to absolutely no one.

    The actual announcement concerning Gare Molds was made on December 1, 2005.  With that announcement, Gare ceased accepting orders for additional new molds.  Yet, nearly 6 years later, every few days somebody will be looking for a Gare Mold, often claiming they did not know Gare was going to discontinue their molds.  But, as we previously stated, Gare's decision to cease production of new molds should not have come as a surprise to anybody.

    Please note, if Dogwood Ceramic Supply had any Gare Molds in stock they would be listed on our ceramic molds in stock web page.  We don't, therefore there are no Gare Molds listed.

Will Gare sell me their old mold designs?

    No.

    Simple answer.  Dogwood Ceramic Supply and one of our largest production customers already tried.  The written response was simple, clear and to the point.... regardless of the amount offered, Gare would not sell the mold designs at that time or at any time in the future.

    One of Gare's competitors (when they retired) was a bit nicer in their response... the mold designs would be retained by the family and would be offered to their descendants over the next 20 or 30 years if they desired to restart the business.

    In other words, the mold designs represent somebody's significant effort (essentially their legacy) and were not for sale just because you thought your ego and checkbook were big enough.

Since Gare is out of the mold business, can I copy a Gare Mold?

    The simplest answer is NO.  Copyrights, per Federal Law, generally survive the original author (owner) plus an additional 70 years after the author's death.  Gare is still in business as of this writing so the countdown clock has yet to start ticking.

    The same copyright rules apply to the other several hundred mold companies who have retired during the past couple decades.

But somebody told me it was permissible to copy a mold, is that true?

    Yes, no, most likely not true.

    Original works, i.e. items sculpted by the full time employees of the mold company and/or items commissioned by the mold company, are copyright protected by the mold company who commission the works or directed the efforts of their employees.  No debate.

    Works of public domain, such as a 10" plain spherical object (a ball with no detail), are public domain and free to be copied.  BUT, even when the product of the mold is deemed public domain, the mold itself may be copyrighted by the mold company.  Just a little complex issue in that the item is not copyrighted but the mold producing the item is copyrighted.

    To further complicate this issue, a mold company, upon their retirement or for any other reason, could have legally transferred (sold) the copyright to another mold company.

    Bottom line, unless somebody is an attorney specializing in copyright law who has been paid to address the legalities of copying a specific item, the best advice is "do your own work" and ignore the works of others.

Since Gare is out of the mold business, is Dogwood Ceramic Supply selling off your used Gare ceramic molds?

    No.

But others are selling used ceramic molds, including their used Gare Molds.

    Great, more power to them.  Either they have found a legal loop-hole regarding the transportation of used goods (pretty doubtful) or are lying to the freight company about the classification of the goods.  Regardless of the conduct of others, Dogwood Ceramic Supply is not offering our used molds for sale to customers outside of our showroom.

Can you tell me what used molds Dogwood Ceramic Supply has for sale?

    No. If we can't ship it, we don't sell it.

Will you buy my group of used ceramic molds?

    Where do all these used molds originate?  Usually it is Grandma's retired ceramic studio. Grandma retired the studio one day with the hopes of returning to her favorite hobby and/or business at a later date.  Suddenly Grandma got a bit sick and the family placed her in a nursing home with the promise of never selling the molds from her studio.  Then Grandma passes away to the great kiln in the sky.  And the family is looking to sell of or dispose of her molds.  Worse, the family allowed the storage unit rental payments to expire and somebody with no relation to the origin of the molds is trying to dispose of the molds.

    No, Dogwood Ceramic Supply will not buy your used molds.  Nor will we accept your donation of used molds.

    Why? In the simplest terms, Dogwood Ceramic Supply buys lots of new molds.  Most importantly, the exact molds that we want.  Buying groups of molds (either new or used) does not make much sense for any business because groups selected by others seldom contain desirable products for our business (kind of like Cousin Bob and his choice of ties... it is never right and why doesn't he give me a gift certificate and let me pick my own).  Even if the group of molds had a single desirable mold in the group, we would have already purchased the molds from the mold manufacturer so the "desirable" mold would be redundant.

    What to do with the group of used molds?  Landfill.  Seriously.  The amount of work required to process the molds into a reasonable list and market the molds is not worth the few pennies per mold the group of used ceramic molds will receive at auction.

    But, you say, there are lots of old ceramic molds in the group.  Great.  Wonderful.  If the mold really is "old" and actually rare.  The date you find on the ceramic (plaster) mold is the copyright date of the mold not the manufacturing date.  Ceramichrome, Duncan, Alberta, Atlantic, Holland and many other companies started producing ceramic molds in the 50's (or even earlier for Jamar Mallory and Heinz).  Often the original mold designs were produced for years or even decades.  In fact, many of the classic Duncan designs of the 50's were still being produced in 2004 when the Duncan molds were finally retired and sent to Starlite Molds.  Some of those classic Duncan (and other companies as well) molds had been updated over the years with better casting designs and a new copyright date, while others remained the original copyrighted (and dated) design.  During those decades of production, 1000s upon 1000s, sometimes even 100,000 copies of the mold could have produced.  Obviously if the mold was truly desirable for our business we had ample time and product availability to have purchased the mold.

    Even a few "new" molds scattered throughout the group being sold at bargain basement prices does little to impress us.  Sure we could purchase the ceramic mold and hold it for resale (because that is what we do as a business), but considering the huge variety of molds produced over the decades versus the limited selection of molds we actually sell, it is doubtful the few scattered new molds in the group would be of much value to our business.  Bottom line, undesirable new molds do us little good.

    Selling the used molds as single items is generally more practical, but considering the work required to evaluate and process the group into sellable units is seldom worth the revenue than may be generated.  And then there are those pesky freight regulations to deal with if one is trying to ship the used molds.

    Donating the molds is a wonderful idea, except most programs (senior citizen programs and the like) that would seem like an ideal candidate to accept donated used molds lack the facilities to handle the molds they currently have, much less make a room or two available for a truck load of additional molds.  Worse, legally, once an item has been donated to the program it is difficult, if not impossible, to remove the undesirable item from their inventory without incurring significant administration work.  Bottom line, they don't want the donated used molds and have repeatedly directed Dogwood to inform the public of the same.

    Back to the original suggestion. Landfill.

    Oh, and if you think we are joking about the undesirability of groups of used molds, please consider the actions of one of our competitors.  The competitor, when he retired and sold the building that housed his business, kept the used carpeting from the showroom floor but left behind the used molds.  Used carpeting has a higher value than a group of used ceramic molds?  We heard from the buyer of the building who tried to convince us to purchase the used molds.  Our response?  If the competitor removed the used carpeting and left the used molds behind then the used molds must truly be worthless.

     I want to buy a new mold, can you research the mold information for me?

    Trying not to be cruel, but no, we can not research the mold information for you.  The problem is not with Dogwood Ceramic Supply, the eagerness of our staff to work or the lack of time we have available to perform research, rather it is problem with the mold companies themselves.  Most mold companies were often mom and pop operations who started a ceramic mold making business because of their strong sculpting skills rather than business skills that planned for future needs.  Therein lies the problem, lack of planning for future needs.  Sam the Shepherd could be a German Shepherd or the Sheepherder from the Nativity Set with a little spelling error.  A nativity set could a religious item for one mold company while another company will classify a nativity set as a Christmas item.  X-1225 might be the only identification provided for a 12.25" rimmed dinner plate.  The entire system of naming, classifying and and providing proper identification to the molds might have worked for mom & pop who memorized their small product line but is entirely worthless for somebody else trying to research the product.  Even verbally describing the product is not ideal as many, many companies produced Santa Clauses, dinner plates, Christmas Trees etc.  Bottom line, we are spinning our wheels trying to research the identity of any specific mold.  Give us a mold company name and product ID number and we can order the mold for you... if the mold is still available.

    Molds still available is another completely different, but much related, problem.  Most of the mold companies from yesterday have retired and gone to the great kiln in the sky.  Even if one can find the proper mold number does not mean the mold is actually available.  We estimate 95% of the molds that use to exist, no longer exist.  And a good chunk of the molds from yesterday that still exist today are not worth purchasing due to the lose of detail in the production blocks.

Why doesn't somebody just buy up all the old mold companies to keep the molds available?

    Just because something once existed does it automatically make the item desirable.  Anybody remember Edsel? In ceramic land there are lots of Edsels.

    The real issue, well actually the second issue after the lack of desirability, is the problem with old molds being... well... old.  The production blocks and cases, the equipment used to make the mold cast in the ceramic studio, are traditionally made from Hydrostone (commonly called "stone" for short) or any number of latex or synthetic rubbers.  Both stone and rubber have serious issues with storage and aging.  Time, temperature and vermin will destroy most old mold blocks and cases no matter how well they are stored.

    Even if an old mold block or case is able to survive the rigors of storage the odds are still against the old ceramic mold.  Friction is not our friend.  Each and every time a casting mold is made from the block and case (either rubber or stone) there is a small amount of friction generated that wears away the details of the block. Some blocks can be re-carved or re-made, IF the sales levels are sufficient to justify the cost.  However, most mold companies fail because the lack of sales.  Therefore, it is logical to assume the blocks and cases were not re-carved or re-made and the detail of the mold may be seriously lacking.  So even if the mold is actually desirable and somehow survives the storage process the product itself may be so worn out that nobody in their right mind would purchase the product.  Dogwood's suggestion?  Why don't you forget the idea of buying old molds and instead buy a nice new mold !

Where can I find research information about new molds?

   1) Dogwood Ceramic Supply sells mold catalogs from all the leading mold companies.

   2) Follow the manufacturer links to the manufacturer's website.  Because websites can be more easily updated, most manufacturers are transitioning from print catalogs to internet based catalogs.  But an online catalog is only as good as the material that went into making the catalog.  Remember, Sam the Shepherd could be a German Shepherd or the Sheepherder from the Nativity Set.

I just got to have something, will somebody make a mold for me?

    Need a widget with a left handed gidget?  None of the mold companies makes a widget with a left handed gidget?   Ah, what you are seeking is a CUSTOM MOLD.  Basically your original design made into a ceramic mold so that you can mass produce your design.  If you do the Google search thing for "custom ceramic molds" you will find a number of vendors who offer custom mold making services or just follow the manufacturer links on our website.

     One key point:  Original Works of Art.  If you do not own a clear copyright to an object or are unable to discern whether the object is copyrighted, most custom mold manufacturers are not going to touch your project.  While there are clear cut grey areas (the object is public domain, the mold producing the object was copyrighted so copy the object and leave the mold alone) and not so clear cut grey areas (company holding the copyright was dissolved in bankruptcy and copyrights were not acquired by the debt holders so who owns the mold copyrights?), it is better to be error on the side of caution and avoid potential copyright violations and not reproduce the great unknown.

12590 Dedeaux Road
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Showroom Business Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10AM to 5PM
Thursday 1PM to 6PM

Closed Wednesday and Sunday

    Ceramic Molds offered by Dogwood Ceramic Supply, including Creative Paradise, Clay Magic, Magnolia, Doc Holliday and Starlite.