looking for a specialty clay recipe

I've got a neighbor that is really in to guns. I'll see if he has one.
I gave them up when I was 16 when my dad took me hunting.
I had Bambi in my sight and couldn't pull the trigger. I'm the
guy who took the Idaho State championship in marksmanship
in 1975. Now I'm an NRA card carrying non-violent, Buddhist,
aesthetic, artist that doesn't even own a gun but supports the right
to bear arms. Now there is a dichotomous personality for you.

Tim, I'll check it out. He even has a horseshoe pit in his back yard,
right next to my teahouse, where we can practice.

Diego

"TimR" wrote in message
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"Diego" wrote in message
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Hi Tim:

I use the plasticine clay from this company:

http://www.kleanklay.com/

They ship in 50lb cases for about $67.50 US shipping included.
You can order it in soft to extra firm. I use the firm for bronze
sculpture. Nice for detail, but stiff enough to give your hands
a real work out. I have not "experienced" the extra firm, but
it might be just what you are looking for. It comes in individually
wrapped 1lb blocks or I think they will send you one big unwrapped
50lb block. Just stack a couple of these on top of each other
and away you go.

Diego

Thanks, that might be exactly what I was looking for, and the kids can
use it for their art projects too.

I don't suppose you happen to have an airgun handy and could shoot a
block, just to see how deep it went? grin A 50 pound block would
probably work for firearms, but be overkill for an airgun. We're
looking for something stiff enough to stop a pellet in 1/4 inch to 1/2
inch depending on power.

Hi Tim:

Results are in. I put two one pound blocks of the firm back to back forming
a two inch thickness. The pellet went through the whole thing at 40ft.
You'll
probably need the extra firm and maybe get the results you want.

Diego

"TimR" wrote in message
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"Diego" wrote in message
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Hi Tim:

I use the plasticine clay from this company:

http://www.kleanklay.com/

They ship in 50lb cases for about $67.50 US shipping included.
You can order it in soft to extra firm. I use the firm for bronze
sculpture. Nice for detail, but stiff enough to give your hands
a real work out. I have not "experienced" the extra firm, but
it might be just what you are looking for. It comes in individually
wrapped 1lb blocks or I think they will send you one big unwrapped
50lb block. Just stack a couple of these on top of each other
and away you go.

Diego

Thanks, that might be exactly what I was looking for, and the kids can
use it for their art projects too.

I don't suppose you happen to have an airgun handy and could shoot a
block, just to see how deep it went? grin A 50 pound block would
probably work for firearms, but be overkill for an airgun. We're
looking for something stiff enough to stop a pellet in 1/4 inch to 1/2
inch depending on power.

"Diego" noone@nowhere wrote in message ...
Hi Tim:

Results are in. I put two one pound blocks of the firm back to back forming
a two inch thickness. The pellet went through the whole thing at 40ft.
You'll
probably need the extra firm and maybe get the results you want.

Diego

Thanks, I appreciate the effort. Hope you had fun doing it! I
actually would not have expected an air rifle to go through that much
clay. On the other hand, I was pretty surprised the first time I saw
a CB cap go through a 2x4, too.

"Diego" noone@nowhere wrote in message ...
Hi Tim:

Results are in. I put two one pound blocks of the firm back to back forming
a two inch thickness. The pellet went through the whole thing at 40ft.
You'll
probably need the extra firm and maybe get the results you want.

Diego

Thanks, I appreciate the effort. Hope you had fun doing it! I
actually would not have expected an air rifle to go through that much
clay. On the other hand, I was pretty surprised the first time I saw
a CB cap go through a 2x4, too.