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I check out my local wallpaper store regularly for those large binders they discard. The textured wallpaper ones are great. The pages can be cut up and applied to well conditioned clay. I find the textures flatten sometimes if put through the pasta machine. The really unique ones I like or use regularly I make a mold.

I love your various suggestions. I often use a piece of lace to texture the back of the item. It gives a lovely effect when I use acrylic paint and wipe it off. the paint remains in the grooves and gives a lovely effect. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas.

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Ginger, thanks for another wonderful blog. One thing I do now is finish the back with sandpaper, my favorite. Then, I put a deli sheet on the sand paper. Then, put the clay art on the deli/sand paper to finish the front. This way, messing with the front does not mess with the back. Hugs, Boni

Hi Erin, One way you can do that is roller printing real course sand

paper like 40 grit. You have to be really careful to sandwich it

between manila folder or other hard paper so you do not scratch the

rollers on your rolling mill. I usually run it through more than

once. So I have a layer of manila folder cardboard, a section of 40

grit sandpaper facing your metal and a layer of manila folder paper

under your metal. You can even scotch tape all the layers together

on the sides.

I too am a former sand caster and I love the texture of the

unfinished casting as it comes out of the mold. I have been able to

bring a similar texture to my Metalwork. I do it in two ways. I do

not have a rolling mill.

For my Hammer Formed Wall Sculptures, I texture large sheets of

copper using a tool called a Thompson Roto Stripper. This is like a

flap wheel that you use on an electric drill. It used to be

advertised on late night TV but was taken off the market because is

DANGEROUS. The wires would sometimes fly off at high speeds. However,

it can still be found on eBay. If you try to use this tool ALWAYS use

safety goggles and a face shield. Never hold your head in alignment

with the rotating tool and keep others away. To use it, clamp your

sheet metal to a backup piece of plywood on a workbench and paint

over the sheet with the flap wheel to create the texture. Please be

careful. Examples of my sand casting and wall sculptures are on by

blogspot listed at the end of this post.

I have also used this technique to put a texture on metalwork that I

form on my English wheel. I purchased an extra top wheel that I

chased the texture into. I use this wheel to roll the texture into

my formed sheet metal as the final stage in rolling. Here is an

example about half way down on this web page:

Have you tried sandpaper and silver sheet through the rolling mill?

Something I do quite often for a pleasant texture. Not sure that it

would really replicate the cast texture. You get quite a variety with

different grade papers and applying different levels of pressure and

then different finishing/polishing techniques afterwards.

Regarding the sand cast texture on sterling: I often will roll my

annealed sterling on a piece of 60 grit sandpaper through a rolling

mill. (Just makesure you are protecting the rolling surfaces by

sandwiching between copper).

I cracked open a flat of chicken thighs today after missing the sell-by date by a few days. After rinsing off one of the pieces, I noticed a strange texture on the thighs. It's almost like fine sandpaper. It was in the freezer previously so I thought it may have been the ice but after thawing, it was still there. You can also scrape it off with your finger nails.

How to use: Roll clay a bit thicker than normal. Place rubber texture sheet image side down on clay. Use a handheld roller to roll over the texture sheet. Peel texture sheet off of clay to reveal your image!

For the penultimate article in my series on multi-sensory dining, I am tackling texture. This may well be the shortest article of the five because, of all the senses considered in relation to gastronomy, touch (along with sound) is one of the least researched. This is mainly due to the fact that conventional definitions of flavour do not include texture. But how important is the role of texture in experiencing flavour?

Think about throwing all the elements of your next Sunday roast in a blender before serving it to your family and friends. If texture was irrelevant to flavour, those beautiful crispy potatoes, rare beef, perfectly cooked vegetables and home-made gravy would be just as delicious after a good blitz. Clearly we have certain associations, perceptions and preferences for the physical attributes of food which go beyond just how they look and taste.

If tactile sensation can be used to enhance taste and flavour, there could be practical applications. How about channelling this research towards our growing concern with high sodium levels in processed foods. Given the ability of rougher textures to enhance saltiness in a dish, simply eating with a slightly grainy textured spoon might allow us to reduce the salt in our diet without even noticing its absence. Could we find a way to cut back on sugar using a similar idea? Silk-covered chocolate mousse pots, for example. Plenty of chocolate companies use silky textures in their television and print ads to plant the idea in our minds that their product is smooth, creamy and sweet. This is just taking that concept to a more physical level.

Also on the topic of texture, let us not forget our cutlery, crockery and glassware. Does a Michelin-starred meal taste better with heavier cutlery? Apparently so. The team at the Crossmodal Laboratory in Oxford conducted an experiment with more than 130 diners at a hotel restaurant in Edinburgh. The results showed that simply using high-quality cutlery normally reserved for banquets resulted in customers willing to pay fifteen percent more for their food, compared to people eating the same meal with lower-quality utensils. And as for glasses, just think about how much more pleasant a good wine, Scotch or brandy tastes out of the right glassware.

Much of what I have discussed in this article is intuitive, but it is worth paying a little more attention to textures when cooking and entertaining at home. Here are some ideas for bringing texture into your own kitchen.

Our hands and fingertips are amazingly sensitive to texture. We can easily distinguish coarse sandpaper from smooth glass, but we also pick up more subtle differences across a wide range of textures, like the slick sheen of silk or the soft give of cotton.

Information about texture is transmitted from sensors in the skin and through the nerves to the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain responsible for interpreting the sense of touch. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows that as neurons in this part of the brain process this information, they each respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of texture in the brain.

Bensmaia is a leading expert on how the brain and nervous system interpret the sense of touch, including texture. In a 2013 study from PNAS, his lab showed how different kinds of nerve fibers respond to different aspects of texture. Some nerves respond mainly to spatial elements of coarse textures, like the raised bumps of a Braille letter that create a pattern when pressed against the skin. Others respond to vibrations created when the skin rubs across fine textures, like fabrics, which account for the vast majority of textures we encounter in the real world.

In that study, Bensmaia and his colleagues used a rotating drum covered with strips of various coarse and fine textures, such as sandpaper, fabrics and plastics. The drum then ran the textures across the fingertips of Rhesus macaque monkeys, whose somatosensory system is similar to humans, while the researchers recorded the responses in the nerve.

For the new study, led by postdoctoral scholar Justin Lieber, the researchers recorded the corresponding responses to the same textures directly from the brain, using electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex of the monkeys.

The new data show that the neurons respond in a highly idiosyncratic way to different aspects of texture. Some neurons respond to coarse features of a texture. Others respond to fine features, certain patterns of indentation in the skin, or any number of combinations in between. Bensmaia and Lieber identified at least 20 different patterns of response.

But these more abstract features of texture are what can make the difference in being able to distinguish between bedsheets with different thread counts. The researchers recorded responses to 55 different textures, and Bensmaia said he can tell which one was used just by looking at the pattern of activity it generated in the brain.

The granulate texture provides a very positive grip in all conditions. It is very aggressive in nature and is often compared to skateboard tape or sandpaper. The granulate texture is typically preferred by those that open carry, shoot competitively, and/or use during tactical operations. The granulate texture provides a distinct advantage over the polymer surface, however the sand paper-like finish can snag on clothing or cause discomfort when rubbing against skin. Typically this texture is not recommended for concealed carry, although depending upon the individual carry setup, it may work for some individuals.

The PRO texture combines the best characteristics of the granulate and rubber textures. The PRO texture is comfortable enough for most people when carried against the skin in concealed carry applications and aggressive enough for competition use. This texture performs very well in wet or dry applications.

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