'WOOD CLAY' is the WORST!!

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[Flower__Moon]

I think for most wood clays you roll it into a ball for a while and then make a very basic general design (no armature or anything like that), let it dry completely, and then carve it using tools. I don't think it's meant to be worked like most other clays.

[tatyannafrancis]

A quick google search revealed that wood clay is often used for mold making (not only in molds, but AS molds as well) for jewelry making and stuff. For example, you could first press wood clay into a d20 die mold, then pull it out and use silver clay or something to make a metal die (with some cool cutaways and spaces), then burn out the wood clay and you’re left with a cool hollow d20! People use it for making jewelry with hollow areas as well. I vote you make some cool hollow DnD dice, yeah? That can be your redemption.

[polycatmagic]

Poom is like that last little bit of cookie dough that won't ball up and instead crumbles into a sad pile

[lisahoshowsky]

This is basically just what you do to fill holes in wood. Mix sawdust and glue together to make a solid which, when dry, can be sanded and manipulated with tools like wood.
I noticed you used PVA glue, I wonder if you would have had a better result with actual wood glue. I know you switched to liquid nails but there’s additives in wood glue that work really well to bind sawdust but having never played with it as a clay I don’t know if it wouldn’t just crumble too. I definitely don’t think you could use sculpting tools with it once dry though, it gets though.

[m_artroom]

I read somewhere that it’s good for making hollow things because when you fire it the wood will simply burn away with the jewelry or whatever you formed around it staying. It’s more of a tool than an art medium itself

[PsychGal]

Hey Jazza, speaking of wood… did you ever finish that horse-stump-statue in your yard? It would be neat to see an update on that (if you’ve worked on it again, of course… maybe not so interesting if its an abandoned project lol). You certainly seemed to be having more fun with that project than with this pooM.

[shadowwolf]

I'm shocked he didn't make a wooden cabin out of the squares like a gingerbread house

[Victoria-jowr]

In the woodworking community we like to call this "wood filler" XD

[aphaits]

Looking at jazza kneading with the wood pulp dough makes me want to see a "Jazza cooks without a recipe" cooking show. The wonderful chaos I imagine will happen in the episodes would be glorious.

[thchance]

Can’t wait for the next Jazza auction. I know what I’ll be bidding on.

[sneakylemon]

I'm pretty sure that stuff is just meant to fix wooden furniture and stuff. Like say you have a wooden table with a giant crack or chip in it, or a wooden floor with a piece chipped out, you just use it to fill the gap.

[wordydird]

When I saw the title all I could think was "actually making a sculpture out of sausage would be the wurst"
That's all. Thank you for your time

[jadelightningwolf]

I gave a search through Japanese craft blogs (since the brand is Japanese) to see what people were using this particular brand for. It looks like most people use it in molds to make fake sweets--specifically short breads and crusts. A few makers were using it to mimic sand in miniatures of beaches or riverbanks. One person was using it to make Matroshka doll centers, but that's a very basic shape. The owl person's blog didn't have any "in progress" shots of their sculpting process. Most of the makers and videos I found were working only with the clay--no armatures--and rolling balls which they very gently manipulated through squeezing and rolling. I don't think it's really a clay that's meant for fine manipulation--more for texture than anything.

[Hadiplaysmusic]

Super fun as always! Loved the filming style too!

[orionmanke]

comes expecting art end up watching jazza make gap fill for 5 minutes i love this

[pg]

The mask idea was really nice. I am hoping Jazza can do that with a different medium in a future video.

[newingedcrow]

This is how I feel when I try sculpting with Green Stuff. But according to Google, it turns out that wood clay in sculpting is actually used for making hollow forms. So a vase for example needs to have a hollow center to be a vessel. If you rolled a block of wood clay into a football shape or round form, you would then sculpt over it with a standard clay of your choice. The wood clay is then burned away as it bakes in the kiln, and allows the final clay piece to be empty.

[zaqzilla]

The wood clay turned Jazza from professional artist to high school art student.

[theclaycurio]

That final result nearly tempted me into trying wood clay, but I'm just not as motivated as Jazza, so I think I'll stick to my Super lazy Sculpey.

[aquamarinefox]

Long post of my recipe, works great with practice
AIR Dry Cold Porcelain Clay
Supplies
Wood glue 105 grams
Rice flour 105 grams
Any Body Soap 6 grams
Any Lotion
Normal School Glue
Steps
First weigh 105 grams of rice flour in a zip lock bag.(1 cup)
Then add in 105 grams of the wood glue. (1 cup)
Then add in 6 grams of the body soap. (This is an approximate amount to how it feels as you mix and knead.)
Mix well in a bag.
Once mixed well, take out of the bag.
Put a small amount of lotion on your hands and knead the “dough”.
Once it is soft and makes a teardrop-ish shape it is ready.
While you are building with it you will occasionally need to add lotion to your hands as you work to keep the clay soft.
Any clay you aren’t using, keep sealed up from the air.
When you want to join pieces you use a little bit of the normal school glue. Understand that you may not be able to get seamless joining in some pieces. Lotion can also be used in small portions to smooth a little.
This is also sandable after a day or two drying and can be painted.