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One of the issues with the use of the term “sculpting clay” is that it is nonspecific. Sculpting clay is not a grade of clay, or a chemical composition, but rather a designator of clay according to its intended use. Sculpting clay is, therefore, any clay that can be used for the purposes of sculpting. Because of this
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