Determining the type of material used in an artwork or craft
Questions tagged [material-identification]
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What is the proper name for the material that these cheap displays stands are made from?
What would I need to search for online to get the type of wood that is used to make these budget displays stands?
Does it have a proper name or description?
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What is Santa's beard made from?
My wife bought a Santa ornament at a craft show. It is painted wood with a thick rough material that makes up his beard.
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For whatever reason he took a fall from the hibiscus he was hanging from. He beard was brittle and…
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How do I identify if a material is acrylic or polystyrene?
I have several sheets of a plastic like material that I recovered after stripping down industrial led light banks.
One type is a clear plastic like sheet, the other type is a semi opaque sheet used as a light diffuser. Neither sheet has any marking…
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Material identification
Any idea what material the below leotard is made out of? It is shinier than any material I have seen before, and want to make another bit of clothing partly out of the same material.
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I need help identifying the core of this elastic cord
I am seeking to identify an elastic cord with a flat and folded rubber core that I use for restringing dolls. What is this type of core called?
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What type of sealer is this?
Where I studied, in the printroom, there was a large bottle with the label 'sealer' on it (it seems that they transferred the contents of most products they used from the original containers to their own and labelled them accordingly, for safety…
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What is ceramic tin made of?
does anyone know what ceramic tins are made of? I bought a ceramic tin of sweets and the tin itself just doesn't feel like the traditional ceramics that I know of. I found a list of different types of ceramics, but I am just not sure what type of…
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Barbie body upgrade to silicone/TPE
In the image below you can see an articulated Barbie doll with her body modified with what looks like silicone or some type of phicen material. Does anyone know how to get this look for the doll body, while retaining its articulation?
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