At a much later stage the wire has been covered with plaster. I am applying more plaster with a small spatula-shaped plaster tool. This metal tool must be cleaned after each batch of plaster in order to keep it from becoming clogged with dried plaster. Left-over plaster will also cause the tools to rust.

I am removing
excess plaster with a rasp.

The plaster must be kept wet to ensure that successive layers of plaster adhere to the layers below.