Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brown and white horse peeks its head through a red barn door. - John Elk Iii/Getty Images Horsehair plaster (also known as ...

Plastering has been around for ages. The Egyptians plastered their houses and tombs with a lime-gypsum material similar to modern plaster. The Greeks and Romans also recognized the sanitary value of ...

A common casting medium, plaster is also a popular pick for making molds. Using this substance, which is manufactured in powder form, is ideal when you want a rigid structure to make casts as an ...