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What type of cores can I use to build my metal clay pieces?

Pretty much anything that's combustible and non-toxic can be used as a core to build metal clay pieces. Organic items like snacks, bread, cereal, pasta etc can be used to give support to a piece of work.

There is a good article about combustible cores on the All Things Metal Clay website.


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