FUSING HOUSE NUMBERS
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:17 pm
I was wondering if anybody has done this successfully?
I have tried carving Kaiser Kiln block, but the numbers ended up with tons of spikes! I only had 1" thick piece and cut it in half to give 1/2" depth. I used frit and glass combo to fill the carved out area.
Now I am simply tracing the numbers on shelf paper and attempting to fill the numbers with cut glass. I know I need to pile at least 2 layers of glass. I am sure, because there is no dam around the traced letter they will probably come out irregular.
I was wondering if there was an inexpensive way to form a little dam around the numbers and then fill with glass.
Would using simple kids plastercine (sp) from dollar store work? I was going to try cutting 1/4" thick fiber paper but I know glass will spike. Any other ideas, thoughts or suggestions that will not involve spending a fortune?
Thanks in advance, LInda
I have tried carving Kaiser Kiln block, but the numbers ended up with tons of spikes! I only had 1" thick piece and cut it in half to give 1/2" depth. I used frit and glass combo to fill the carved out area.
Now I am simply tracing the numbers on shelf paper and attempting to fill the numbers with cut glass. I know I need to pile at least 2 layers of glass. I am sure, because there is no dam around the traced letter they will probably come out irregular.
I was wondering if there was an inexpensive way to form a little dam around the numbers and then fill with glass.
Would using simple kids plastercine (sp) from dollar store work? I was going to try cutting 1/4" thick fiber paper but I know glass will spike. Any other ideas, thoughts or suggestions that will not involve spending a fortune?
Thanks in advance, LInda