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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2022 7:04:36 GMT -5
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Post by RickB on Oct 27, 2022 7:22:24 GMT -5
Colorful chicken nuggets
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Post by HankRocks on Oct 27, 2022 7:22:58 GMT -5
That Rooster made the ultimate sacrifice!!!
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2022 7:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 27, 2022 8:46:36 GMT -5
The ribboning in that glass is amazingly beautiful! Definitely some nice chicken chunks right there!
Trigger perked his ears up when I played the video! LOL
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Post by liveoak on Oct 27, 2022 9:42:49 GMT -5
Another one bites the dust
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2022 12:10:37 GMT -5
Simply an amazing performance ! That was some high stepping moves for sure. That song was played into the dirt in 1980 Ottawa/Hull Canada liveoak Patty. Always got the bar and the dance floor rockin'. Great times ! Thanks for the memories.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2022 12:13:27 GMT -5
The ribboning in that glass is amazingly beautiful! Definitely some nice chicken chunks right there! Trigger perked his ears up when I played the video! LOL That piece was machine blown Jason. A tale tale sign is the extreme minimum use of the more expensive colored glass. Ha, the 12 year old perked up too. Cocked her head like the RCA dog. Looked like she was 4 years old and ready for the chase !
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2022 12:31:30 GMT -5
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Post by HankRocks on Oct 27, 2022 12:34:34 GMT -5
Had this guy blow several globes with small colored frit sandwiched in clear glass to a 3/16" thickness for pendant sized patterns. He had mixed reactions when I broke them with a hammer ! Were the mixed reactions before or after he passed out and fell over?!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2022 12:50:07 GMT -5
jamespWow James! Those are awesome!
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 27, 2022 13:16:36 GMT -5
The ribboning in that glass is amazingly beautiful! Definitely some nice chicken chunks right there! Trigger perked his ears up when I played the video! LOL Cocked her head like the RCA dog. That reference right there is showing your age...and mine because I get it! LOL Loved those pieces from the shattered globes! I can just see the deer in the headlight look from maker when he found out they were destined for "pieces"! LOL
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 4:30:10 GMT -5
Had this guy blow several globes with small colored frit sandwiched in clear glass to a 3/16" thickness for pendant sized patterns. He had mixed reactions when I broke them with a hammer ! Were the mixed reactions before or after he passed out and fell over?!! He got it after I gave him some samples to sell Henry. But very puzzled till the had seen the finished product. His shop generated a good hundred pounds of scrap tumble sized glass a week. About 25% of the scrap was great colorful tumbling candidates, the rest was just clear glass. He appreciated me taking the scrap away.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 4:44:24 GMT -5
jamespWow James! Those are awesome! Thanks Ashley. That glass blowing studio was an interesting place. The owner made a lot of his income having having glass blowing date night on Friday and Saturday nights. He would start the night by blowing a large fancy vase - 'show how it's done' so to speak. His studio was full on those nights with a dozen paying couples and other people getting lessons or watching on. Fun crowd.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 5:04:15 GMT -5
Cocked her head like the RCA dog. That reference right there is showing your age...and mine because I get it! LOL Loved those pieces from the shattered globes! I can just see the deer in the headlight look from maker when he found out they were destined for "pieces"! LOL I did intentionally dramatize him by smashing the first one Jason. He might have figured it out because I asked him to make the glass between 3/16" and 1/4" thick with the color in the middle. The middle color layer is thin, the clear glass on top and bottom makes up 90+ percent of the thickness. He could have just put the color layer on top of the clear glass and not clad it with another clear layer on the outside. It did end up being a bunch of 'cab stock'. The pieces were curved and had to be heated enough to flatten them though. Too much heat would darken the colors so it took some experiments to get the heat and bake time just right. He had large garage doors to allow for good ventilation. He did classes some nights. They were festive events. Even in the winter the radiation type heat kept the studio warm when the large doors were open. It was a unique experience. He would invite other glass blowers to the event. The older hands said that blowing glass is hard on the body and eyes. It is a very physical operation.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 5:17:28 GMT -5
Gotta hand it to nature, she makes beautiful glass too. Much of this was gifted by rockpickerforever. Not all glass tumbles the same. For instance the solid gray and black obsidian and snowflake was softer and easier to bruise than the brown mahogany varieties. Cast soda lime glass was similar, softer than hand or machine blown soda lime glass. And all obsidians were the softest glass probably due to impurities.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 5:51:53 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 5:56:57 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 28, 2022 7:50:20 GMT -5
That reference right there is showing your age...and mine because I get it! LOL Loved those pieces from the shattered globes! I can just see the deer in the headlight look from maker when he found out they were destined for "pieces"! LOL I did intentionally dramatize him by smashing the first one Jason. He might have figured it out because I asked him to make the glass between 3/16" and 1/4" thick with the color in the middle. The middle color layer is thin, the clear glass on top and bottom makes up 90+ percent of the thickness. He could have just put the color layer on top of the clear glass and not clad it with another clear layer on the outside. It did end up being a bunch of 'cab stock'. The pieces were curved and had to be heated enough to flatten them though. Too much heat would darken the colors so it took some experiments to get the heat and bake time just right. He had large garage doors to allow for good ventilation. He did classes some nights. They were festive events. Even in the winter the radiation type heat kept the studio warm when the large doors were open. It was a unique experience. He would invite other glass blowers to the event. The older hands said that blowing glass is hard on the body and eyes. It is a very physical operation. I think blowing glass is a fascinating art. Not one I'd like to even try...but I like being an observer! Okay...I'd probably try it once! LOL - I've watched some videos recently of some guys making pumpkins with the blown glass ('tis the season!). At least you knew to have the colored glass in the middle...otherwise it would have been ground away during the tumbling. Initially, I bet I wouldn't have thought to heat the pieces again to flatten them. Great insight on that! If I were to try glass blowing one time, I'd love to do it in a night class like he was having. There's something about the warmth like you were describing during the cold nights...it's like a campfire...where it's just inviting!
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Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2022 8:31:52 GMT -5
Yea the heat from all the kilns just exuded radiation type heat. He kept the most used clear glass in a constant state of melted state, maybe about 200 gallons of it. That alone kept the place toasty. So that night he blew a vase that was slender but about 5 feet tall. He also made a hole in the side of it and fused another molten vase into the side of the tall one, both maintained hot with giant torches. So he climbed a ladder to allow the tall vase to stretch jasoninsd. Then he takes it down to final shape it horizontally on the rolling table. You could tell he was straining with all the weight on the end of the blow tube. He had helpers. But all three of them were busting there butt. He was a fit 35 years old. The other glass blower in Atlanta is in his mid 50's and probably has a higher level of experience. He can do more complicated organic patterns. Some of Matt Janke's more organic patterns: RTH member Arlen cut and mounted this one
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