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A friend of mine used dried silt harvested from beside the shore of the Fraser River in British Columbia. Dried river silt is incredibly fine. So he took me down to his "harvesting shore" about two weeks ago and I got my load for the layout. I sifted it through a screen window screen. <br /> <br />I plan on using it everywhere. It is very light in colour, almost a blonder sand colour. I decided instead of using paint as a base coat for the layout, why not real dirt. I will still have lots over it, just as you have lots over a base coat of paint, but if anything shows through, you will be looking at real dirt, not paint. <br /> <br />I harvest about two quarts of the stuff.
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