Jim,
Here are some photos of the build which should give you a good idea of how it went together. Tim
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- Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:35 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Navajo
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28050
- Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Navajo
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28050
Re: Navajo
Brad,
I reviewed patterns on a number of Navajo blankets and found some common themes throughout, such as the zig zag, then drew my own pattern which resulted in this piece. If you go to The Glass Hole Facebook page you can see photos of the build. Thanks for your nice comments. Tim
I reviewed patterns on a number of Navajo blankets and found some common themes throughout, such as the zig zag, then drew my own pattern which resulted in this piece. If you go to The Glass Hole Facebook page you can see photos of the build. Thanks for your nice comments. Tim
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:26 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Navajo
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28050
Re: Navajo
Survived the slump and now you can better see the edges. Someone asked about clear strips; There is no clear in this bowl. The lighter colors are Ivory and Almond. Thanks, Tim
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:48 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Navajo
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28050
Navajo
I had a good friend ask about making a strip bowl with a Navajo style pattern. This is what I ended up with. Just finished the edges and it goes in for slump this afternoon.
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Do I need to adjust my firing schedule when stacking shelves
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3459
Re: Do I need to adjust my firing schedule when stacking she
I stack in my GL24. Just turn the top elements off and slow way down so that the heat reaches everything evenly. I've found that it works best with at least 6 inches between shelves. Tim
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kiln adhesive paper
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9066
Re: kiln adhesive paper
You are probably thinging of No Days fusing adhesive squares. I don't know anyone who has used them. I find that Elmer's Blue Gel works well and burns off cleanly. It shoild be used very sparingly and not in the center of pieces or it will never set.
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:12 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: First piece in 2013
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7062
First piece in 2013
First piece out of the kiln in 2013! Happy New Year to all. Tim
- Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:32 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Internet source for 4lb jars of uruborus frit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6586
Re: Internet source for 4lb jars of uruborus frit
The Uroboros website has a list of distributors, but you can also buy direct from Uroboros if nothing else works.
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:53 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Collision Bowl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5589
Collision Bowl
The blank for this bowl bounced arond Dan Fenton's studios for many years. His partner Patti says that the glass is Bullseye circa Boyce. Recently his sister described to me how she watched Dan spend hours grinding each piece so that it fit against the others. Just prior to Dan's passing I had the h...
- Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cheap saw/good blade?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11576
Re: Cheap saw/good blade?
I've been using this very saw for a while now with no complaints other than the table which has raised rubber areas which leaves a wider area at the gap than I would like. I also have a QEP which cost about 3 times as much. They both cut the same. Tim
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:56 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Burn out the wax
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15173
Re: Burn out the wax
Put a couple inches of water in a pan, place your mold above the water using something like shelf posts, boild the water and steam out the wax. I like using a big pot with a lid. Some people fill with glass at this time and include their drying schedule in the ramp up. I prefer to dry my mold and bu...
- Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:29 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: "WINTERS COMING"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15396
Re: "WINTERS COMING"
What is the finished thickness?
- Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:49 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: "WINTERS COMING"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15396
Re: "WINTERS COMING"
Beautiful piece. Pretty sure you will be the only one who sees the "mistake". T.
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:40 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Cellular II
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8591
Cellular II
I liked the last one so much, I had to make another...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:57 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Almost There
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8163
Re: Almost There
Each of the characters, the barrel and the box are cast individually, then placed onto a wax base, reinvested, wax out, clear glass in.... so the piece is one solid piece, no glue. Tim
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:58 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Almost There
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8163
Almost There
I've been playing around a bit with getting some multi-colored castings. This was the first practice model.
- Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:23 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Cellular
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23192
Re: Cellular
For those that have asked, the bowl is 12 inches across and about 3-1/2 inches deep. It started as stringer medium pattern on clear filled with powders placed on 2 layers of thin black and orange and fired. Broken black then placed with another orange layer on top, topped by already fired piece and ...
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:10 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Cellular
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23192
Cellular
A new bowl I've been playing with...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fiber blanket under pot melt?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10961
Re: fiber blanket under pot melt?
I use 1/8 fiber paper under almost all of my pot melts. I have never had trouble getting the fiber paper off using only water and a green scrubby.