[Woodcarver] Carving Clay?

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you might want to use sculpey to do it in . that way if they make a good carving . they can bake it and same it. and Sculpey doesn't cost that much if you look at hobby lobby when they have there sale on and you might talk to the manger and tell him what you are doing and he might give you a break on it also. "worth a try"  but working with sculpey is a lot easyer then clay and a lot less messy .  just my two cents worth

glenn
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  From: Bill Ewing<mailto:be87535 at yahoo.com> 
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  Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:40 PM
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        This is my first post to this List, so bear with me. 

        I have been wondering if it might be a good idea to have my students (Boy Scouts working on the Woodcarving Merit Badge) try to "carve" their object in clay before trying it in wood. The idea is that if you can't carve it in clay, your sure are not going to do it in wood. Of course, you wouldn't get the fine detail, but at this level, just getting something that is recognizable is an achievement. 

        Does any one do modeling in clay before hitting the expensive and unforgiving wood? It wouldn't hurt the tools, would it?

        . . . Bill in Santa Fe 

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