[TheForge] "Modeling Dough"

[Bruce .]

For those interested in trying out "forging" on toy plasticine clay, I've
found an alternative worth considering.  Dollar Tree sells (in the toy
section) Modelling Dough, labeled nontoxic.    A 1-lb carton of four colors
(red, yellow, green and black!) is, like everything at Dollar Tree, only
$1.

This is a PlayDoh alternative, not actually plasticine clay. The
consistency is quite soft, so it needn't be hammered at all, but you might
want "hammer" tools to push it around. What's interesting to me is that it
moves nicely and doesn't seem to split or crack the way some other modeling
compounds do.

Aside from testing the consistency, I've done nothing with this stuff.  I
merely keep a lookout for potentially useful materials.  Th instructions
say "Add a few drops of water if dough dries out."  I occasionally like to
try a "forging" in clay before heading to the forge, and the last cheap
plasticine clay I got (some months ago at Walmart or a dollar store,
probably) has since hardened up so much that it's no longer usable --
though possibly considerable kneading would restore it.

Bruce
NJ