{"id":11406,"date":"2017-05-19T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2018-10-07T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T19:33:28","slug":"how-to-control-the-width-of-polymer-clay-blends-friday-findings-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2017\/05\/19\/how-to-control-the-width-of-polymer-clay-blends-friday-findings-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Control the Width of Polymer Clay Blends-Friday Findings Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the interest of full disclosure I feel obligated to let you all know that I bought the 7\/8-inch dowel I use in the video at least a year ago<\/em>, maybe more. It has been quietly leaning in a corner of my studio all that time. Occasionally I would look at it and say, “Oh yeah, I should mark that and bring it down the basement and cut it up….”<\/p>\n

…. but I never did. I don’t know why. My husband taught me how to safely use his chop saw, and I’ve used it many times before. In fact, I kind of like using it, as it makes me feel rather powerful!<\/p>\n

Anyhow, the dowel got taken out of its corner when I cleaned the carpets in my studio and hubby offered to cut it up for me. So I quickly marked it and gave it to him. He cut the pieces and even sanded the ends for me. (Maybe that’s<\/em> why I was putting it off? I hate sanding, and knew it would need to be done as well. Hmmmm….. funny thing, the subconscious mind.)<\/p>\n

So, I was thrilled when I sat down to experiment with my new tools and found how wonderfully they work. Thrilled, and truly annoyed with myself for putting it off for so long, lol.  <\/p>\n

All that babble to say, if you use Skinner blends at all, you NEED to make yourself the simple tools I show in the video. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

One thing I didn’t mention in the video is that the end of the dowel next to the clay in the machine will get clay smeared on it. When you are done just lay a baby wipe on the table and scrub the end of the dowel over it and it will be clean and ready for next time.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and here’s how I decided to store them to keep ’em corralled and from rolling all about. All five fit nicely in a half-pint canning jar. The smallest two are stacked on each other. <\/p>\n

There isn’t really much of a supply list to go with this project, but here are a few things you might find helpful:<\/p>\n