These are Tool Holders - I made them for fun and to practice finishes and sculpting techniques with Polymer Clays. Polymer Clays have major advantages - they never dry out, yet can be cured quite hard in a kitchen over at 275 degrees. They can be carved and sawed, indeed machined when cured. When uncured, you can work the clays in your fingers and they get very soft; once applied, they stiffen over night and can be carved easily. For finishes, I used a base coat of gold, silver, or copper paint, then multiple coats of transparent or Kandy colors mixed with clear enamels. On some I used Gold Leaf or Copper or Silver Leaf, then several coats of clear lacquer, and finally paste furniture wax.
The Tool Holders and some small Tiles I made proved invaluable in working out finishes and sculpting techniques.
