porcelain teeth

Porcelain teeth really give a great finish to baby dolls and are a must for
authentic reproductions like JDK Hilda.

Greenware Preparation: After cutting out the mouth shape in your dolls
head, use an appropriate size eye beveller and bevel a little behind the mouth.
This will allow the teeth to sit forward. Fire to porcelain.

Making the Teeth: Pour a puddle of white slip onto the outside of a mold,
use a large palette knife to spread the slip out to a thickness of 2mm-3mm.

When the slip on the mold is leather hard cut a rectangle of appropriate size
for the teeth to go in your dolls head (don't forget to allow for shrinkage in
firing).

Use a double ball stylus to mark a dividing lines on the rectangle for the
number of teeth you want. Take a drinking straw and slice off half of the end
with a new sharp scalpel to make a half round shape. Use the cut end of the
straw to press out the shape curved end of each tooth in the rectangle of slip.
Where necessary clean and smooth the greenware teeth. Fire to bisque.

Setting Teeth in a Dolls Head: Place a little Aral Eye Wax inside the head,
above the upper lip. Press the teeth onto the Eye Wax and adjust their
position. Mix Eye Setting Plaster and place a little on the top of the teeth from
inside the head. Set aside for plaster to set.