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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2014-01-05, 1:30pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

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Posted By AmorphousDesigns

just took #2 dragon body out of kiln, yah! no...

just took #2 dragon body out of kiln, yah! no cracks. I put it into a cold kiln and ramped up to 930 over 2 hours, annealed at 930 for 1.5 hours (very conservative, I know) and ramped down slow. ...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2014-01-02, 9:00pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

DeAnn, yes, good advice, better safe than sorry....

DeAnn, yes, good advice, better safe than sorry. #1 dragon was cracked, I had put it cool into hot kiln, good lesson.

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2014-01-02, 12:24pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

question about annealing. I am working on...

question about annealing. I am working on making a dragon in soft glass. I am doing OK with the punty and getting better at working in one direction and not letting the flame go back to a colder...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2013-06-09, 3:07pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

"off mandrel" pulls up decent results, then once...

"off mandrel" pulls up decent results, then once you select one that looks interesting You Tube suggests other similar types of videos. You can lose days just watching videos, LOL.

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2013-06-07, 8:36pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

first attempt at butterfly

I watched the butterfly video and thought to give it a try

the first attempt was not good, lots of cracking issues. But I do like the wing shape better than the second attempt, probably because I...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2013-06-07, 8:24pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

I learned a neat trick with the punty at...

I learned a neat trick with the punty at GlassStock a couple of years ago;

to pick up a leaf, petal, wing, whatever that you want to attach to something

first marver the tip of your punty rod...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2013-06-05, 9:25pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

so I tried making a butterfly tonight. Will post...

so I tried making a butterfly tonight. Will post results tomorrow.

So far I can say the first one was a complete disaster.
tried the "keep it hot the whole time" method, but then one of the...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2013-06-05, 9:09pm

Replies: 27

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

Views: 22,899

Posted By AmorphousDesigns

Soft Glass Off Mandrel Sculpture Tips

there have been a few threads recently that sparked some interest in off-mandrel soft glass sculpture. Let's play and share tips with each other as we go. Please post your successes and failures...

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