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Can you give us a brief lowdown on the techniques you used to create this?

There is a basic tutorial on our website. It's two pages so be sure and click on the continue button at the bottom of this page:

http://www.emstudioglass.com/shoptour.htm

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Thanks all. It was a lot of painstaking work. Your accolades mean much to me since you all do such beautiful work yourselves.

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Hunting Ground
6.5"w x 6.5"h x 6.5"d

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Very impressive Phil.

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WAH!

no calendar yet.

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I absolutely LOVE Ellen and Mark's American Gothic

American what??

Haven't got mine yet.

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I use strainers/sieves I bought at the restaurant supply. One is about a 1/16" mesh (maybe a little larger), one is much finer (maybe half), but the one I use to sift out the powder is a re-usable coffee filter I bought at the grocery store.

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Gene Hester in Houston gives fusing classses. Sign up through the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. 713-529-4848

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Gene Hester in Houston gives fusing classses. Sign up through the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. 713-529-4848

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Not that I'm aware of. I've always been a Mac user and we got our first one in 1987! I know people who have switched from PCs to Macs but never the other way around.

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Gotta love a Mac.

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Brock, Paul...does the free download have a Mac version?

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what is a 5th burner and what is hardware cloth? A 5th burner is an electric burner like on your stove only it's separate. Just a burner all by itself. College kids, or anybody without a kitchen, use them to heat up water and cook food. Appliance stores or places like Target or K-mart ought to have...

We use a home-made set up of a fifth burner, a large pan with water in it covered with hardware cloth, set mold with open side down on hardware cloth and voila...a wax steamer. Cover the area of the hardware cloth that isn't covered by the mold for maximum benefit.

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I buy mine at the jeweler's supply.

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Since my work is small and high relief vessel forms (small bowls are 6"w x 3"h x 6"d), large tools like belt sanders don't do me any good. I have to be able to get into all the nooks and crannies and around small curved areas. Also, I don't go for a high polish. The finish I achieve i...

I have a foredom and it is my primary tool for cold work. The Foredom catalog has a lot of diamond bits in varying shapes and finish. The bits you use depend on what you are grinding. My pieces are very sculptural so I use a lot of different shapes. Oddly enough, the ones I use most, I bought off Eb...

I realise I am a little late here, but for future...we don't pre dry our molds at all. Just ramp slowly with holds at certain places...my partner does this so I can't give you particulars. In fact, I find it easier to place my frit when the mold is not completely dry. Otherwise the mold wicks away a...

Glass Wholesalers in Houston carries it.

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Sounds interesting. I wonder about the clay though. With some of my models I make a 'rubber' mold for reproductions. Can't use the stuff I use on clay. Working with wax has been a frustrating learning process, but now that I have experience with it, working with clay gives me trouble. One of the thi...