Hello everyone,
I'm new to this hobby, and I'm here to learn. I'm about to choose my first set of chips.
Samples are here, and I'm trying to decide between the the Royal 43mm and the Pharaoh's chips. I read old posts (2016-2018) about china clays break like gingerbread after time regardless of usage, oiling or storing conditions. But this kind of china clay is the past, new china clays feels more plasticy/rubbery, and I assume are more durable and long lasting.
The Royals feels exactly this. No smell, no factory dust, no chalky feeling, no pale spots, but a little shine and a little feel of plastic. It would be a good choice for me, nice chips.
But I like the Pharaoh's design better. The only problem with them is they are not exectly like the Royals. No smell either, but came a little dusty, and the material feels a little rougher (no shine at all), and some have pale spots, like the material was dried off. (I know I shoud oil china clays, but since I'm not decided yet I didn't buy any oil.) I'm worried about the Pharaoh's are not that durable like the Royals, and I don't want to buy chips that doesn't lasts long. Are "new" china clay materials lifespan even predictable?
My Pharaoh's samples doesn't look like if they are manufactured too long ago, I tried to snap in half some with my fingers but neither snapped, but that doesn't mean the material is long lasting. What do you guys think of it?
Thank you for your answers.
I'm new to this hobby, and I'm here to learn. I'm about to choose my first set of chips.
Samples are here, and I'm trying to decide between the the Royal 43mm and the Pharaoh's chips. I read old posts (2016-2018) about china clays break like gingerbread after time regardless of usage, oiling or storing conditions. But this kind of china clay is the past, new china clays feels more plasticy/rubbery, and I assume are more durable and long lasting.
The Royals feels exactly this. No smell, no factory dust, no chalky feeling, no pale spots, but a little shine and a little feel of plastic. It would be a good choice for me, nice chips.
But I like the Pharaoh's design better. The only problem with them is they are not exectly like the Royals. No smell either, but came a little dusty, and the material feels a little rougher (no shine at all), and some have pale spots, like the material was dried off. (I know I shoud oil china clays, but since I'm not decided yet I didn't buy any oil.) I'm worried about the Pharaoh's are not that durable like the Royals, and I don't want to buy chips that doesn't lasts long. Are "new" china clay materials lifespan even predictable?
My Pharaoh's samples doesn't look like if they are manufactured too long ago, I tried to snap in half some with my fingers but neither snapped, but that doesn't mean the material is long lasting. What do you guys think of it?
Thank you for your answers.
). The chip feels pretty brittle, and the edge of the fracture is not smooth, but grainy. It looks as if they did not apply enough heat to completely melt the material before it was molded.
