Papasatyr
Two Pair
One stop on my chipping journey has found a very good set of diasqr molds, 7.5 gram-ish, harder clays, probably from the 50’s or 60’s. They‘re slippery for a clay chip, about the same as a Dunes Commemorative CC fresh out of the roll. Stacking is better than slugged plastic, but not quite rock solid when pushing a barrel into the middle.
Do vintage clays stack better once broken in?
I have an set of flower molds (unplayable due to a lousy breakdown) that are broken in, and they are puuuurrrrfect! Easy shuffling, friction between chips is subtle but there, and they stack like a champ for 70-year old chips, straight up buttery goodness—they stack about halfway between a Milano and a fresh CPC/Paulson. I have some other diasqr chips, broken in, that stack great. I have broken in hub molds that also stack like a boss. And by contrast, I have some older, straight up mint Nevada molds that are surprisingly slippery. Hence the question.
Thank you to the veteran chippers for any input.
Do vintage clays stack better once broken in?
I have an set of flower molds (unplayable due to a lousy breakdown) that are broken in, and they are puuuurrrrfect! Easy shuffling, friction between chips is subtle but there, and they stack like a champ for 70-year old chips, straight up buttery goodness—they stack about halfway between a Milano and a fresh CPC/Paulson. I have some other diasqr chips, broken in, that stack great. I have broken in hub molds that also stack like a boss. And by contrast, I have some older, straight up mint Nevada molds that are surprisingly slippery. Hence the question.
Thank you to the veteran chippers for any input.