Hello,

I made a two part mold of the interlocked hands of myself and my dying
mother. I used plaster of paris. I first layed our hands halfway into
the a plaster of paris mixture in a plastic basin, with mostly my hand
in the plaster, until the plaster dried. I then extracted our hands,
with just a little pinching by the mold. I then applied vaseline to
that part, reinserted our hands, and poured a batter thick mixture of
plaster of paris completely over our hands. When dry, the halves
separated easily and hands came out of the molds with a little more
pinching.

Now I have this precious mold from which I want to make (hopefully)
more than one casting (for family). I know something rigid would have
to break the mold to be extracted (i.e. because of the pinching). I
don't mind casting in something besides metal.

What are the possible options for processes and materials?

My general guesses a
- make multiple castings from this mold using a flexible casting
material (e.g. silicone). or use the flexible casting to make a better
mold

- make one casting from this mold using a flexible casting material and
use the to make a better mold

- make a one casting using a rigid carvable material and use this to
make a better multipart mold. (I'm worried about doing something
destructive, though)

- get a computer scan of the mold and use that to make ...

- turn it over to a profesional. What might it cost?

Thanks for any advice,
Michael