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I was going to send you a private message, but there may be others who want to make a Sankara Stone, so I'll post this publicly. Forgive me if I'm passing along any info that some of you may already know, but here is my suggestion: Firstly, go online and print out a 40% weekly coupon for Michaels art store. Michaels has 3 1/2 lb boxes of Sculpey oven-bake clay, which I've used for years- it's great stuff. Don't get Sculpey III, get "Original Sculpey". Ball up aluminum foil into an egg-shape about the size of your Sankara Stone- this is what you'll use as a base to apply Sculpey. I have a Lucasfilm archive book that gives the average size of the Sankara Stones as 8 X 8 X 13 cm and your foil ball should be at least one-two centimeters smaller than this. Sculpey is very pliable- like silly putty- so it will stretch over the foil easily. Work the Sculpey around until you have a smooth eggshape in the relative dimensions that I mentioned. Don't worry about making it perfect because it's easy to sand once it's hardened. The instructions are right on the box, which says to preheat your oven to 275 degrees and set the sculpture in for 15 minutes per 1/4" of Sculpey thickness (your stone probably won't be any thicker than this). A little over-baking won't hurt it, but avoid leaving it in for too long because the sculpture could get some cracks. Now you're ready to sand and paint! Give it a shine with a clear acrylic spraypaint, polyeurethane, or sealer. I'd love to see photos when your stone(s) are finished.
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Many many thanks. I've actually used sulpey before and I can't believe I didn't think to use it for this 
