{"id":18489,"date":"2014-04-10T03:05:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T10:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18489"},"modified":"2014-04-12T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T15:42:42","slug":"must-have-polymer-clay-tool-cutting-blades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/must-have-polymer-clay-tool-cutting-blades\/18489\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Have Polymer Clay Tool &#8211; Cutting Blades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18408#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Cutting Blade Tools\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-04\/10-90508-polymer-clay-blades.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #508:<\/span> Slicing your polymer clay canes and flat sheets requires the right tools&#8230; here are some options and ideas for you.<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer clay cutting blades.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sharp kitchen knife can work, but the top edge of the steel blade makes it more difficult for cutting canes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Exacto knives are good for cutting and carving intricate pieces, but not so good for slicing canes. Most Xacto blades are too short.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Polymer Clay Blades are best suited for working with clay. Go figure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Amaco Clay Blade: Available at craft stores like Michaels. Inexpensive. Fairly sharp. Stiff. Good for cutting canes. Great for removing sheets of clay from work surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sculpey Super Slicer Set. Readily available. Reasonable priced. Very thin, fairly sharp blades. Several blades in set (stiff, flexible, large ripple, small ripple). Two interchangeable snap on handles. Good for cutting canes and curved pendants. Great for removing sheets of clay from work surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pvclay.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">PVClay Blade<\/a> (polymer clay product from Brazil). Must order from Brazil. Plastic\/metal type material. Won&#8217;t cut skin. Very thin blade so it cuts clay and canes nicely. Best choice for kids to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Tissue Blades (medical grade). Incredibly sharp &#8211; not for kids! Not readily available. Steal blade can rust. Many professional clayers swear by them.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsXXavPAijo?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16908\">How To Slice Round Polymer Canes Without Distortion<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16030\">Sugru Hack for the Amaco Bead Rack<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nsXXavPAijo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Blades &#8211; A Must Have Polymer Clay Tool<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> The Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #508: Slicing your polymer clay canes and flat sheets requires the right tools&#8230; here are some options and ideas for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2662],"tags":[2682,2740],"class_list":["post-18489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-studio-tips","tag-cane-management","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}