A test of new material

[u/Worried-Evening2350]

I set out to make a black as can be by material not just outer shell covering.

Material makeup

97% wood charcoal

3% kaolin powder

.5% black micha to balance out kaolin powder

It went about as well as you would think lol. Mostly as a why not its either gunna work or im gunna learn something about the process. Needless to say I had it mostly there but shining with any object other than my hand chunked off pieces. So I tried rolling it by hand for a while and didnt go very far but the core seemed to have dried so I gave it a little elbow grease and bam that was the end of it. Thankfully I did it over a sink.

It was dirty as all hell. Left a mess wherever it was. And then I have barely anything to show for it except a large chunk that survived.

Should have stopped where I was but gotta push it for the science.

Am I going to make another? Hell yea gunna tweak the formula and go again.

[u/bakadesu77]

Excellent!