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08-17-2008, 02:50 PM
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hey Spence...
this is what I was telling you about on the phone.. 17th century venetian blown glass rettichello reproduction... 
Last edited by Nebe; 08-17-2008 at 02:55 PM..
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08-17-2008, 03:25 PM
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Old Guy
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How that is made by hand must be totally amazing
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08-17-2008, 03:34 PM
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nebe you blow
nice glass
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08-17-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by striperman36
How that is made by hand must be totally amazing
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i pulled a 70 foot long rod of glass with a colored core.. I do this down the sidewalk 
break the rod up into about 60 lengths that are aprox 7" long...
Then you lay aprox 30 lenghts side by side on a cast iron plate that is coated with silica and alumina so it wont stick and heat it up in the furnace until its sort of soft. Roll it up on the end of the pipe, close the end (you now have a striped bubble) and twist it counter clock wise, then blow it out to a wine glass shaped cup- Put in an oven at 1200 degrees... then repeat the whole proccess all over agian, but twist the bubble exactly the same way as the first cup, but in the opposite direction... Blow that cup into the 1st cup.. heat the crap out of it so that the trapped air pockets pool up into round bubbles.. transfer the cup to another pipe, trim up the bottom to crisp up the pattern... blow it out to the final shape. Transfer to a pontil, open the lip and flare out to a disc....
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08-17-2008, 03:46 PM
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heres another view of it..
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08-17-2008, 03:52 PM
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That truly is beautiful.Amazing to say the least.
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08-17-2008, 04:12 PM
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Old Guy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
i pulled a 70 foot long rod of glass with a colored core.. I do this down the sidewalk
break the rod up into about 60 lengths that are aprox 7" long...
Then you lay aprox 30 lenghts side by side on a cast iron plate that is coated with silica and alumina so it wont stick and heat it up in the furnace until its sort of soft. Roll it up on the end of the pipe, close the end (you now have a striped bubble) and twist it counter clock wise, then blow it out to a wine glass shaped cup- Put in an oven at 1200 degrees... then repeat the whole proccess all over agian, but twist the bubble exactly the same way as the first cup, but in the opposite direction... Blow that cup into the 1st cup.. heat the crap out of it so that the trapped air pockets pool up into round bubbles.. transfer the cup to another pipe, trim up the bottom to crisp up the pattern... blow it out to the final shape. Transfer to a pontil, open the lip and flare out to a disc....
phew.... |
like making candy only hotter!! |
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08-17-2008, 04:21 PM
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So that's what it's called? I just picked up a dozen wine glasses made from the exact same glass at TJMaxx for six bucks  |
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08-17-2008, 05:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
So that's what it's called? I just picked up a dozen wine glasses made from the exact same glass at TJMaxx for six bucks |
yeah... right..  |
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08-19-2008, 02:59 PM
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did another one last night, but in a different technique..  |
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08-19-2008, 03:15 PM
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I think I saw that one in Target today
Nice eben. How long does it take to make something like that? If you got any little pieces of that left over I'd love to hang it in a window. |
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08-19-2008, 03:55 PM
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D'oh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
i pulled a 70 foot long rod of glass with a colored core.. I do this down the sidewalk
break the rod up into about 60 lengths that are aprox 7" long...
Then you lay aprox 30 lenghts side by side on a cast iron plate that is coated with silica and alumina so it wont stick and heat it up in the furnace until its sort of soft. Roll it up on the end of the pipe, close the end (you now have a striped bubble) and twist it counter clock wise, then blow it out to a wine glass shaped cup- Put in an oven at 1200 degrees... then repeat the whole proccess all over agian, but twist the bubble exactly the same way as the first cup, but in the opposite direction... Blow that cup into the 1st cup.. heat the crap out of it so that the trapped air pockets pool up into round bubbles.. transfer the cup to another pipe, trim up the bottom to crisp up the pattern... blow it out to the final shape. Transfer to a pontil, open the lip and flare out to a disc....
phew.... |
yeah, that is pretty much what i figured... i just thought i'd let you type it out....  |
i bent my wookie
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08-22-2008, 07:50 PM
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Is that what Warren was asking you about the other day when we stopped by? It looks amazing in person
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"Amor Est Vitae Essentia"
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08-22-2008, 07:56 PM
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lobster = striper bait
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Quote:
Originally Posted by striperman36
How that is made by hand must be totally amazing
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I watched one being made.
Dude has crazy talent. |
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