My favorite tools for polymer clay – Wax or dental carving tools!
I thought I would share my favorite tools today. A long time ago, whilst shopping at Utrecht art supplies in Boston, I found a curiously shaped piece of stainless steel. It had a lethal-looking pointy end, and the other end was a smooth spoon-shaped pointy thing. The whole effect was of an interesting yet dangerous and smoothly shiny thing that I just had to take home with me and stick into some clay (I’m part Raven, you know, so keep your shiny things well hidden.)
Anyway, stainless steel is cool, generally smooth, and works wonders with polymer clays of all types. I especially like it for sculpting tiny things- doll faces, bird wings, and the other sculpture work that I do.
So here are a few links to the wax carving tool sets you can find. I think these are used to carve wax for wax-casting jewelry, and I also think cosmetic dentists use them for something (not sure what, though!)
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