Noooooo, not silly clay ones!


I want to make plugs out of hard wood, like the stuff they use for flooring.

Was thinking of getting some hole saws (Google them )

Then getting the 'slugs' which are normally the waste material sanding them, sealing them and maybe even burn a pattern or symbol on the front with a soldering iron. For the wood I was going to use hardwood flooring samples.

I wanted to know if this would be save to put in my ear, after wax sealing or varnishing them, although the varnish may not be a good shout since well.. it's varnish and may be bad, just wanted to see if it would be okay before i wasted time and actually made them

Thanks guys!

Okiee dokiee :) I dsidn't think the varnish would be a good idea :P For the wax, i was thinking maybe bee's wax, isn't that how omerica seal their plugs?

I could always ask in B&Q what the woods been treated with. I f not, i could get some wood straight from a builders merchant, but that would probably be pricey, although i wouldn't need much..

Originally posted by LukeWard Noooooo, not silly clay ones!

Hey watch it... "silly clay" jewlery can be very creative and fun to make. I've also made some bad ass buttons with that polymer clay - just say'n.

Edited by Mish Misfit - May/15/2012 at 5:44pm

people who stretch to fast are still going to have issues with wood ones, with clay ones, depending on the clay...I would be worried about other particulates sticking to them. 

I agree, wood can be bad too, but most of the people I've seen wearing wood have payed enough for them to know what they're doing. I mean some of the clay stuff on Etsy is pretty nifty, but then you have some proper junk, and people still buy them because they're cheap and just want something in their ears, I was talking to a guy in college who didn't even know you could have wooden jewelry! D:

Originally posted by Mish Misfit Good luck with your business, sounds fun :)   Mish

Thank you! :)

I'm just asking 'cause i don't wanna end up the next post on Awful Mods :P