Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:11:33 -0800
From: Bill Jones <wsjones-AT-basingstoke.org>
Subject: PUPT: Re: doll wax for eyes


the doll wax is used to TEMPORARILY hold the eyes in place...so you 
can adjust them to get a nice expression... then they're permanently 
set with plaster.

Bill



>  he used some "Doll Maker's Eye
>Wax" which he ordered from the same catalog he gets the eyes from. This wax
>is pushed around the eyeball when you set them in from inside the head.
>   I was concerned that even minor heat could cause all the puppets to loose
>their eyes. But, he was confident that all those doll makers wouldn't be
>using such vulnerable stuff.  I privately did a test of the wax on a
>radiator... and I am VERY concerned about the eyes coming loose.
>
>   Any doll makers out there who can tell me for sure?
>Joe Dunfee  joe-AT-dunfee.com


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