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Is there a material that would carve well and have the smooth finish of soap, and not be water soluble?Thanks,
Dan T
faux soap for carving
May 26, 2004
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Wax?
Paraffin? (In the sense used in the U.S., petroleum product that is solid and used to make candles, not U.K. usage for a flammable liquid we call "kerosene"). Note that paraffin is technically not a wax, but that is a distinction lost on the general public.
Friendly Plastic? Commercial plastic-like substance which softens and melts in hot water. I don't know anything about its carveability.
[You might consider a carvable wax. You can get a blue machinable wax from
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or a green version called Ferris File-a-wax, which is popular with jewelers.]
Andrew Werby
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