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Old 2010-03-09, 9:08am
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Awesome thimbles here, everyone! I love what you all are doing with them to make them "useless" thimbles. I don't think they're useless... if they bring joy to those who look at them, they have a purpose, and serve it well!

Folly, I like the bee without the nose a little more, just cus the other looks a little like a bee-mouse hybrid. The perching birds are fabulous!

I don't know if you're still having bubble trouble, but it's prolly because of the mandrel not being quite hot enough. I roll mine around in the flame for quite awhile before adding glass, making sure that the entire mandrel has glowed a bit, and then keep the rest of it that hot as I begin to wind on the glass. Personally I use full rods to do this part.
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