Art ClaySilver 7g A-272 (Japan Import)

Bought this for my son that was making a ring. The clay molds well, and he soon had the design finished. When he fired the ring there was a large gap of silver in an area toward the face of the ring. In other words, the silver inside the clay was not consistent at the point. The rest of the ring looked fine. We had to order a second batch and patchwork repair the ring, which then worked, but it took this from a 5 star product to a 3 star. Otherwise it is as advertised.

As I was working with the clay it was drying out and cracking. It was not easy to work with, I had to add water bc of how fast it dried, but when it was wet, a good amount of the product came away on my hands and the table I was working on. There is very little product, so it's a big deal when it's wasted. I regret this purchase. Honestly, probably should have gotten minimum 10g, but I don't recommend this product. It was a waste of money.

Might be my climate and temperature, but I couldn't keep the stuff moist enough to make something. I even tried the rehydration methods they recommended, and after several days in a wet sponge, it was still rock hard. Several days in a jar of water and it's still rock hard. I'm not going to give up bc it was my first try, but next time I'll get a larger piece and work with a humidifier blasting on full at my work station