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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

Suemi wrote:
How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

years, i suppose
my "oldest" cane was sitting in the fridge for like 6 months

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I live in a dry climate , but I wrap my canes in Saran with cling and I
store them in boxes or under a cloth away from light. My oldest usable canes
are 10 year old mad of FIMO, and I have many that are from the last
five-seven years made in Premo and now Kato as well.

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"Suemi" wrote in message
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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

keeping canes in the fridge or freezer over time will cause the plasticiser
to leach to the outsides, making your canes crumbly on the inside and
gooey-sticky on the outside. Its not just a moisture condensation problem,
the plasticiser leaves an oily spot. Chill for slicing if you want, but dont
store canes in the cold long term.

--
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www.polyclay.com
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"crna_ofca" wrote in message
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Suemi wrote:
How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

years, i suppose
my "oldest" cane was sitting in the fridge for like 6 months

--
.~*we are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by
embracing each other.

.~*~* www.nakit-snova.com *~*~.

I'm in New England which is far from a 'dry climate'. How do you suggest I
store them?

"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
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I live in a dry climate , but I wrap my canes in Saran with cling and I
store them in boxes or under a cloth away from light. My oldest usable
canes
are 10 year old mad of FIMO, and I have many that are from the last
five-seven years made in Premo and now Kato as well.

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"Suemi" wrote in message
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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

I'd still keep them wrapped in Saran, and in a shoe box or under a cloth to
protect fro UV and also dust and dryer lint, cat hair, etc..... When I lived
in San Diego, canes lasted a long time, they dry out faster here, but still
last a long time. Mostly you want to avoid direct light on them, and contact
with anything that would eventually leach out the plasticiser.

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"Suemi" wrote in message
m...
I'm in New England which is far from a 'dry climate'. How do you suggest
I
store them?

"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
. ..
I live in a dry climate , but I wrap my canes in Saran with cling and I
store them in boxes or under a cloth away from light. My oldest usable
canes
are 10 year old mad of FIMO, and I have many that are from the last
five-seven years made in Premo and now Kato as well.

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"Suemi" wrote in message
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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

Sarajane Helm wrote:
keeping canes in the fridge or freezer over time will cause the plasticiser
to leach to the outsides, making your canes crumbly on the inside and
gooey-sticky on the outside. Its not just a moisture condensation problem,
the plasticiser leaves an oily spot. Chill for slicing if you want, but dont
store canes in the cold long term.

thats not my normal procedure, i have special shelf for canes in my
workroom, but i've put this one in the fridge just to chill it and
totally forgot about it. found it 6 months later, and it was still alive)

--
..~*we are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by
embracing each other.

..~*~* www.nakit-snova.com *~*~.

I store my canes in an aluminum bread pan with foil over the top, seems to
be working now for 3 years.

"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
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I'd still keep them wrapped in Saran, and in a shoe box or under a cloth
to
protect fro UV and also dust and dryer lint, cat hair, etc..... When I
lived
in San Diego, canes lasted a long time, they dry out faster here, but
still
last a long time. Mostly you want to avoid direct light on them, and
contact
with anything that would eventually leach out the plasticiser.

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"Suemi" wrote in message
m...
I'm in New England which is far from a 'dry climate'. How do you suggest
I
store them?

"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
. ..
I live in a dry climate , but I wrap my canes in Saran with cling and I
store them in boxes or under a cloth away from light. My oldest usable
canes
are 10 year old mad of FIMO, and I have many that are from the last
five-seven years made in Premo and now Kato as well.

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"Suemi" wrote in message
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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?

Thanks all.

"Suemi" wrote in message
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How long does a cane keep once you've made it?